Sentences with phrase «by taxpayers like»

In some cases, both halves of couples enjoyed such pensions, all back - stopped by taxpayers like you and me, who enjoy no comparable plan.

Gaudet points out that MPs contribute only a fraction of the cost of their own pensions; most of their retirement deal is paid for by taxpayers like you and me.

Not exact matches

As Paulson, Geithner and the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, raced to bail out banks and companies like A.I.G., Bair resisted, fearing that they were being overly generous by putting the interests of bondholders over those of taxpayers.

I'm not sure how Obama thinks he can smooth this one by all Federal taxpayers outside of the State of Illinois (which itself is running something like an admitted $ 21 billion budget deficit).

Tariffs and trade wars still seem like a bad idea: open letter to the President Al Roth The National Taxpayers Union has organized the following letter, signed by more than 1100 economists, of whom I am one.

Despite all the straightforward aspects of the new law, the impact of some parts are still unclear, notably in high - tax states like New York, where taxpayers would be hit by the reduction in deductibility of state and local taxes.

Some of the most frequently asked tax questions center on being a parent, owning a home, getting married and the like, according to research by TurboTax Live, which connects taxpayers online to certified public accountants and enrolled agents to address questions.

The last time we put a president in the White House, and he supposedly heard God speak to him, we got attacked by terrorists, we got floods, we got into two trillion dollar wars, the bottom of our economy fell, jobs left our country in droves, and started handing out taxpayers money to banks and businesses like they were growing on trees.

We all know how Man City was before the Arabs came, we all know how much it costed them to win the league, we also know that the UK taxpayers paid for their stadium and insults them back by splashing on players» wages like there's no tomorrow.

It is a shame their players were not funded by the taxpayer, like the rest of the club.

Right - minded people are becoming increasingly and rightfully disgusted at the amount of taxpayers» money being spent on government «initiatives» run by companies like A4E and the disgusting practices used by ATOS.

Maude began and ended quite touchy - feely, but the meat of the piece fairly accurately represented what you might expect a Tory platform on the third sector to look like: we need a «rehabilitation revolution'to tackle unprecedented levels of reoffending, fuelled by addiction, illiteracy and family breakdown; the state consistently fails to get those who have never worked, lone parents, and those on incapacity benefit back to work; charities should be paid by results; and the third sector is means of saving taxpayer money and delivering services more efficiently and effectively.

The Suffolk County Republican Committee works hard to advance the interests of taxpayers by reigning in out - of - control spending at the state level and lowering taxes in New York, which is already the highest taxed state in the nation thanks to the policies of politicians like Andrew Cuomo and Charles Schumer.

«It looks like the Thruway Grinch is once again scheming to steal Christmas from New York taxpayers by secretly eyeing a hefty 49 percent toll hike that will cause economic pain for the families and small businesses that depend on the Thruway for travel and commerce,» said Tedisco.

Like the Medicaid Anti-Fraud Task Force, this companion effort is partially funded by New York State with no cost to local taxpayers, and has already resulted in savings for residents.

Hall spokesman Patrick McGarrity said: «Our democracy is weakened by candidates who spend millions of their own dollars trying to buy elections and then force their radical ideas on people like letting corporate polluters like BP off the hook — sticking taxpayers with the bill.»

Citizens Union's Dadey said, in response «Non-profits like Citizens Union are not funded by the taxpayers as are the salaries of state elected officials.

The protesters also blasted Puzder for his opposition to the minimum wage, pointing out that in 2013, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that CEOs like Puzder cost taxpayers $ 7.3 billion per year in public assistance by holding down pay for their employees.

If leftist New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the radical Working Families Party and the Senate Democrats are allowed to control this seat, hardworking Western New York taxpayers are going to get the shaft — just like they did when Democrats controlled the Senate in 2009 - 10 and raised taxes by $ 14 billion,» Reif said.

Citizens Union's Dadey said, «Non-profits like Citizens Union are not funded by the taxpayers as are the salaries of state elected officials.

Many things have not been touched upon, like: a cash for access scandal with David Cameron's chief fundraiser offering dinner for donors at Downing Street; the sacking of soldiers by email; aircraft carriers without aircraft; Andrew Mitchell effing and blinding at police officers; and the shambolic handling of the west coast railway contract that will cost taxpayers # 40 million.

Lawmakers from deep - red states like Texas have argued their taxpayers are bearing the burden of deductions enjoyed mostly by high - tax states like New York.

The bill has been a cause for alarm among lawmakers in high - tax states like New York, where taxpayers can have some relief by deducting their state and local taxes.

«Jeff Klein and his fellow Senate Democrats raised taxes on New Yorkers by more than $ 14 billion dollars the last two years, cost the state tens of thousands of jobs, took away billions in property tax relief from homeowners and spent taxpayer money like drunken sailors.»

Get stuck into promoting policy to allow people to compare a future Britain to the one Brown has made for taxpayers, home buyers, motorists and businesses by injecting a bit of oomph in it with the likes of David Davis, John Redwood, Michael Fallon, Lord Strathclyde, Michael Howard and the like who can all talk the talk when it comes to laying out the real shambles Labour has created.

Skelos, who's said a plan pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo would be a waste of the taxpayers» money, says he's open to other means of funding, like a voluntary tax form check off.

The Espadas» defense lawyer, the Daily News reports, is claiming the men assumed their use of taxpayer funds from the Soundview Health Clinics they controlled — to pay for things like sushi restaurant tabs and birthday party pony rides — were legal because the expenses were approved by an accounting firm.

«What the government can do, in the short term, is some of the things we have been doing - like cutting income tax for 25 million taxpayers by increasing the tax free personal allowances, keeping mortgage rates low and keeping fuel prices down by taking 20p a litre off (of) what Labour were planning.»

He says bond issues, which represent long - term borrowing by taxpayers, are traditionally used for infrastructure projects like subway improvements, bridges or other long - lived items.

It declares that Obama «has stopped the Keystone XL Pipeline» and «has wasted billions of taxpayers» dollars by subsidizing favored companies like Solyndra, which generated bankruptcies rather than kilowatts.»

It's a level of obviousness matched by the film in moments like one in the middle of the game where Efraim screams «fuck the American taxpayer!»

Levesque said she planned to sponsor a series of statewide reforms, like allowing taxpayer dollars to go to religious schools by overturning the so - called Blaine Amendment, «even if it doesn't pass... to keep them busy on that front.»

Characterized by instability and lack of accountability, Milwaukee's voucher program has resulted in numerous stories like one last year in a local paper about a minister and his wife who accepted $ 2.3 million in taxpayer funding only to close their Lifeskills Academy abruptly during the school year.

Needless to say, when a public education cabal uses a communication system funded by taxpayers to lobby against those same taxpayers while helping create PACs dedicated to electing tax - and - spend educators, any action in opposition becomes like screaming into the wind.

I still would like to know if Charter Schools and Vouchers payed for by taxpayer dollars are legal according to our Constitution and the Civil Rights of Public Schools, the families and and especially the children?

Like a public school, it is funded by taxpayers and open to anyone.

At ALEC today, private companies like the scandal - plagued K12 Inc. which are supported by U.S. taxpayers and pay their CEOs millions in annual salaries ($ 4 million in 2017) are pushing hard for the privatization of U.S. schools so they can rake in more profits.

Also advancing this agenda are private companies, like the scandal - plagued K12 Inc. which is supported by U.S. taxpayers and pays their CEOs millions in annual salaries ($ 4 million in 2017), pushing hard for vouchers and the privatization of schools so they can rake in more profits.

Tax - saving implies that there are certain provisions in the Indian Income Tax Act that allows an individual to save tax by investment in some particular investment instruments (like ELSS mutual funds or Life insurance premium etc., under Section 80c) or when the taxpayer has incurred some expenses on which tax liability can be minimized to some extent (Example — HRA, LTA etc.,).

For purposes of this subsection, an interest in real property purchased as replacement property for a compulsorily or involuntarily converted outdoor advertising display defined in subparagraph (C)(and treated by the taxpayer as real property) shall be considered property of a like kind as the property converted without regard to whether the taxpayer's interest in the replacement property is the same kind of interest the taxpayer held in the converted property.

Like all fired MPs, Pettigrew qualified for a severance package, estimated to be worth $ 49,000 by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

«FHA can no longer tolerate putting taxpayers at risk by allowing obligations like these to be placed ahead of the mortgage itself in the event of a default.

But people like you are helping jurisdictions throughout the country break this cycle, saving lives and taxpayer dollars by enacting local ordinances to fight the cruelty of puppy and kitten mills.

i am frankly surprised anyone had to make this a court case, as it seems perfectly law abiding to track it like any other donation or contribution to an official charity... the burden of responsibility does fall on the taxpayer, as always, to ensure proper tracking is done, as this is independent of any specifically monetary donations where a receipt is required by the charity.

While these numbers may not seem like a lot at first glance, it is important to note that the adoption floor is not paid for by taxpayers, but operates solely off of donations and grants.

What surprises in these revelations is that the avant - garde works that so radically altered the American art world and enraged the average congressman and taxpayer were co-opted and collected by suave U.S. intelligence officers like so many Shepard Fairey posters.

It would also help ensure that companies like BP that are responsible for oil spills are the ones that pay for the harm caused by these oil spills --- not the taxpayers.

O'Neil said the exodus of wind spending that Payne bemoaned is a major victory for groups like FMM, who argue that erecting wind turbines is a waste of taxpayer and ratepayer money that will hurt Maine's economy by raising electricity costs while impeding tourism, Maine's biggest industry.

In effect, the Canadian taxpayer continues to subsidize climate science disinformation propagated by think tanks like the Frontier Centre and the Fraser Institute.

The bill, a potential boon for car manufacturers like Tesla Motors, is being criticized by opponents for giving taxpayer money to industries that serve to enrich -LSB-...]