Republicans hope the doubled deduction will lead middle -
class taxpayers not to itemize, and thus avoid the pain of not losing the SALT deductions.
Not exact matches
Exactly how much
taxpayers would save — or how much more they would pay — depends on many factors, and as Business Insider's Josh Barro pointed out, tax cuts for middle -
class Americans aren't likely to be as sweeping as Republicans make it sound.
Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition,
not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working
class and middle
class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by
taxpayers.
«This is
not a partisan issue ---- it is an issue of fundamental fairness that will greatly affect the quality - of - life for millions of middle -
class taxpayers.»
Cox said Gillibrand's explanation for her «no» vote — that the deal doesn't provide sufficient relief to the middle
class and is fiscally irresponsible — doesn't ring true based on some of her past votes, including her support of preserving
taxpayer funds to thw now - defunct ACORN (Schumer opposed that one).
«Tom DiNapoli is a hard - working guy who doesn't forget his middle
class roots, and he knows that every dime counts — especially when they're
taxpayer dimes — so we trust him to do what's right for Staten Island.»
The public aren't exactly enamoured with the political
class at the best of times, and proposing to extend it at
taxpayers» expense in the middle of a recession and the Eurozone crisis is a decision that Sir Humphrey, were he still with us, would describe as «courageous».
Pat Purcell, a member of UP4NYC and the executive director of the Great NY Laborers - Employers Cooperation & Education Trust with the Laborers, said Mr. de Blasio's plan «will
not provide middle
class wages to the workers employed on what will remain mostly
taxpayer subsidized luxury housing, and it will
not significantly increase affordable housing production for New Yorkers who need it most.»
«Rick Lazio should use some of his $ 1.3 million
taxpayer bailout bonus to take a pension law
class because this statement shows he doesn't know what he is talking about.»
«Like most New Yorkers, he doesn't believe
taxpayers should cover the cost of free college tuition for illegal immigrants while hardworking, middle -
class families here legally take out student loans that will take them years to repay,» a spokesman for Mr. Skelos, Scott Reif, said.
«I don't want middle -
class taxpayers to see a huge rate increase, so this has to be done in a careful, thoughtful way.»
Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the
TaxPayers» Alliance, said: «Taxpayers will not begrudge an inspiring head teacher or world - class academic a good salary if they produce great results and motivate their students, but too often this is not what
TaxPayers» Alliance, said: «
Taxpayers will not begrudge an inspiring head teacher or world - class academic a good salary if they produce great results and motivate their students, but too often this is not what
Taxpayers will
not begrudge an inspiring head teacher or world -
class academic a good salary if they produce great results and motivate their students, but too often this is
not what we find.
Teachers across the nation report being pressured to fudge grades, pass students who don't deserve it, and accept students into
classes they can't keep up in, all because of school evaluation models that use these metrics to keep up appearances for
taxpayers.
And, «programs for the urban poor... stoke resentment and reinforce stereotypes among middle
class taxpayers while enriching out - of - town owners and Wall Street investors of the for - profit housing industry, charter schools and development agencies while at the same time creating and sustaining a local
class of often anti-union
not - for - profit advocates.»
At this point, the easy process of picking and choosing which laws to follow via the innovation district mechanism means that the
taxpayers and parents in your district won't necessarily have certified teachers to instruct their children, won't necessarily be informed if they don't, won't know if their
class sizes exceed 22:1 in early grades, and won't have information about much of anything affecting their children's education.
Meanwhile, about 1 in 5 students never graduates from high school; 2 out of 3 who do graduate are
not ready for college; among those who go to college, 1 in 4 needs to retake high school
classes at their own expense; and 40 percent of college students do
not finish within six years, costing parents, students and
taxpayers billions.
Connecticut
taxpayers are paying Achievement First, Inc. millions of dollars and it is only now that they realize that students who are having problems need more,
not less,
class time?
But because it was
not automatically updated for inflation, more middle -
class taxpayers were getting hit with the AMT each year.
In his opinion, the bill amendments would have created a new category of labour organization constituting a
class of
taxpayer that does
not currently exist, so should have been brought as a government bill.