Sentences with phrase «cost on taxpayers»

His medical malpractice reform proposal will hurt patients and dump more cost on taxpayers.

Commissioner Mary Beth Windberg said the district's plan won't impose additional costs on taxpayers.

The latter bill is a revision of legislation vetoed by Governor Paterson last year, because it would have created monetary penalties for localities that violate the law, and thereby imposed costs on taxpayers.

«Still, backdoor borrowing imposes significant costs on taxpayers, lacks transparency and may limit flexibility in providing important services and programs.

Somehow, the Germans find a way of paying these generous salaries without imposing higher costs on taxpayers.

Charter schools «may expand choice for some students while imposing costs on taxpayers and students that remain in district schools,» according to the study.

This will leave the burden of the costs on taxpayers.

Sorry Boulder and San Miguel, say ExxonMobil and Suncor, but the politicians have decided that we get to destroy property and impose costs on taxpayers without consequence or complaint.

Not exact matches

The war in Afghanistan, going on 17 years now, is the longest - running war in US history and costs American taxpayers about $ 3.1 billion a month.

I'm not an expert on compensation, but my intuition says that would end up costing hospitals (and hence taxpayers) more.

«We're not going to increase the cost of internet service; we're not going to impose more taxes on Quebecers, on taxpayers,» he said during a visit to a Montreal community organization to promote this week's federal budget.

Beginning with the auto bailout, which the administration now claims cost taxpayers $ 9.3 billion but saved more than a million jobs, Obama doubled down on his commitment to manufacturing, setting a goal of doubling American exports between 2009 and 2014.

Even worse, the cost of carrying these well organized groups is very much understated: nearly all the public - sector pension plans are underfunded by hundreds of billions of dollars and taxpayers are on the hook for the difference.

While not all of the costs are necessarily borne by taxpayers — i.e., your employer might pay a share of your health insurance premiums — many out - of - pocket expenses count toward the deduction (more on that below).

A taxpayer who sells their primary residence must reduce their original cost plus improvements by the amount of depreciation taken on the business use of the home.

Bush's speech came just six weeks after the US invaded Iraq, but the war dragged on for years after, costing thousands of lives and billions in taxpayer money.

His use of military jets for international travel, on which his wife, Betty, joined him, cost taxpayers more than $ 500,000, the outlet reported.

Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.

Flaherty supports the proposal, arguing in an April letter to his G20 counterparts that embedded contingent capital would «force the costs of excessive risk - taking to be removed from taxpayers and placed on to the right people — shareholders and subordinated debt holders — thus improving market discipline.»

«For decades, the failed War on Drugs has locked up millions of nonviolent drug offenders — especially for marijuana - related offenses — at an incredible cost of lost human potential, torn apart families and communities, and taxpayer dollars,» Booker wrote in a Facebook post.

or loss on the sale or exchange of a virtual currency, depending on the taxpayer's cost to purchase the

CEO Vikram Pandit Kenneth Lewis Company Going Against Him Slow to cut costs, snowballing losses, spins all results positively, voracious consumer of taxpayer funds Bad acquisition of Countrywide, worse deal for Merrill, bonus scandal, gorged on i - bankers at peak of market Going For Him Engineering background, Suaveness.

In addition, cities, states, and taxpayers have concerns about the costs of bonds and borrowing, how to get the best return on banked or invested public money, and an interest in finding innovative ways to fund public spending without surrendering public control, as is often the case with public - private partnerships.

Basically, Mr. Flaherty is looking for suggestions on how to «strengthen our economy in the face of global economic threats»; with «cost - neutral or low cost measures», focusing on «more efficient and effective spending» that builds on the «government's belief of respecting taxpayers» dollars» and «encourages private sector growth and leadership».

«The war on cannabis costs U.S. taxpayers $ 3.6 billion per year.

In his speech to the Committee for the Republic in Washington D.C. on January 16, 2013, Richard Fisher of the Dallas Fed said: «The next financial crisis could cost more than two years of economic output, borne by millions of U.S. taxpayers.

Based on the court documents, storing the coins cost taxpayers $ 465 per month.

«The premier also indicated taxpayers could be on the hook for the cost of cleanup, but didn't offer any clear information about what that might mean,» said Macdonald.

Contrast this with governments, which face no such pressure, and can simply pass on cost overruns to taxpayers.

Housing is becoming increasingly expensive to build due to government fees and regulations on building in most cities, and government programs merely subsidize this process at a cost to the taxpayers; and rent control has been a disaster because that immediately kills off any new construction and reduces the incentive for land owners and landlords to maintain their property because their income is fixed.

And the European Central Bank's support of the largest banks and bondholders at the cost of domestic taxpayers has imposed monetary deflation on Eurozone countries, reminiscent of America's 19th - century deflation before and after the Civil War.

On the affordability issue, the pilot will allow us to see what it actually costs taxpayers when we do not improve fairness to low - income communities.

Ed DeMarco, acting head of the the government entity that overseas Fannie and Freddie, has refused to sign on to such a program, arguing that it would encourage so many folks to intentionally default on their mortgages that it would end up costing taxpayers more than it saves.

«These so - called safety - net programs cost American taxpayers money when we need to be focused on balancing our budget.»

Another issue is that these people are paid out of taxes — why should taxpayers cover the cost of their choice to do something unrelated to their job; it's only government business because they're encroaching on their employer's time.

(vital statistics from NYS Dept of Health, obtainable on line) For those of us who believe that the right of choice should be made before the embroyo, fetus, or child is ripped apart; the cost to the taxpayers pales in the destruction of the innocents.

London, England (CNN)- Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Britain this week amid criticism over the landmark visit's cost to taxpayers and anger over the Vatican's record on child abuse and human rights.

Walmart pay most of their employees minimum wage, and those workers get less than 20 hours a week, earn on average $ 16,000 a year, and need to apply for food stamps to raise a family... and those Walmart employees on government help cost each US taxpayer $ 17.00 a year...

Many of those teachers of whom you speak are not fired, but are kept on and PAID to do nothing, costing the State of NY taxpayers millions of dollars that could be better spent elsewhere or actually SAVED!!

I think drones are the way to go 1) cheaper 2) Cuts down on the loss of servicemen 3) less injuries to servicemen mean less cost to the taxpayer 4) The enemy can't say «we're occupying» their territory 5) Instant response 6) keep enemy off guard Last but not least 7) THEY WORK!

But the taxpayer picked up the bill for security at the event, including the 5,000 police officers, and the clear - up operation on the streets afterwards, with reports suggesting the total cost to the taxpayer came to between # 10 million and # 20 million.

Sorry, you end up on disability costing us taxpayers more.

All known factors & risks when the city approved the project and funding plan, and all much less painful than asking taxpayers to fund a billion dollar arena on top of all of these costs.

I can't comment on the fallout from hosting the Olympics in London, but as a taxpayer I don't believe the supposed benefits of hosting the Sydney Olympics ever in any way matched the costs.

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.

Extra security and police will be on hand for the West Ham United v Southampton match, for the low cost of # 60,000, billed to the taxpayers of London.

Residents were divided on what should be done about the error, but all were upset at the additional cost to taxpayers.

No one is offering any estimate of what the litigation could cost Vernon Hills taxpayers, but one thing is certain: The longer it goes on, the more costly it becomes.

Research shows that high - quality early childhood programs can yield a 13 percent annual return on investment through better outcomes in education, health, social behaviors and employment — reducing taxpayer costs down the road.

The alternative, issuing bonds and borrowing money, could cost taxpayers $ 4 million more because of interest payments on the debt, park officials have said.