Sentences with phrase «class taxpayers who»

«Each of these proposals would result in a massive windfall for the wealthiest Americans and provide almost no relief to middle - class taxpayers who need it most,» Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., said at the Capitol.

As a middle class taxpayer who contributes far more to the pot then I take out I object to corporate welfare.

«To win elections again Republicans must relate to the hard - working middle - class taxpayer who ought to be voting Republican,» Paladino wrote.

Not exact matches

Give Cuomo and the Democrats credit for winning the battle over keeping a millionaire's tax that protects $ 3.4 billion in revenue from fewer than 50,000 taxpayers who can afford it most, while implementing modest middle - class tax relief.

«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.»

Echoing Gallo's populist appeal to what he called «Lunchbucket Kingston,» Woltman said the city's Democratic Committee has drifted away from its working class roots and become dominated by a «clique» of connected insiders who were out of touch with everyday taxpayers.

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.»

«That's good news for taxpayers, businesses and middle - class families, who have seen a dramatic and positive shift in the way business is being done in Albany since Governor Cuomo and Senate Republicans began working together to turn New York around.»

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., asked whether the Senate's proposed repeal of the property tax deduction could bring higher taxes for some middle - class Americans, acknowledged there would be some taxpayers who end up with higher tax bills.

Cuomo and Heastie said the Legislature's leaders have agreed to the framework of an income tax cut for middle - class taxpayers filing jointly who earn up to $ 300,000.

Reduction of class size in Tennessee cost roughly $ 12,000 per student, whereas the SCSF voucher intervention cost the foundation about $ 4,200 per student, but reduced costs to the taxpayer by lowering the number of students who required instruction in public schools.

One measure of whether the turnaround initiative is worth the substantial investment of taxpayer money will be whether Marshall attracts students who are ready for accelerated classes, or even regular high school - level courses.

Either this discordant plan is a front for public school expansionism, bent on adding another grade or two to its current thirteen, and adding the staff (and dues - paying union members) that would accompany such growth, or it's a cynical calculation: only by appealing to the middle - class desire for taxpayers to underwrite the routine child - care needs of working parents will any movement occur on the pre-K front, and the heck with the truly disadvantaged youngsters who need more than that strategy will yield.

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.

For education, technology and charter school companies and the Wall Streeters who back them, it lets them cite troubled public schools to argue that the current public education system is flawed, and to then argue that education can be improved if taxpayer money is funneled away from the public school system's priorities (hiring teachers, training teachers, reducing class size, etc.) and into the private sector (replacing teachers with computers, replacing public schools with privately run charter schools, etc.).

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?

The proposed class action is brought on behalf of Canadian taxpayers who participated in the Gift Program, excluding the defendants, their affiliates and those who sold the Gift Program.

This proposed class action is brought on behalf of the approximately 60,000 Canadian taxpayers who participated in the Global Learning Group Inc. (GLGI) charitable donation program (the Program) between 2004 - 2014, but excludes those who sold the Program or were otherwise involved in its operations.

The Senate plan specifically most benefits taxpayers who make over $ 500,000 a year, while eventually lowering incomes for the working class, and adding $ 1.5 trillion to the national debt.

Under the new law, the majority of taxpayers will receive a tax cut, including working class home owners and renters, small business owners and our members who are engaged in all aspects of the residential construction sector.