Sentences with phrase «cost taxpayers any money»

Also last year, the Congressional Budget Office issued a report suggesting the bank may cost taxpayers money after all, using the fair - value accounting method, which accounts for market risks of the loans the agency makes.

It was a breach of the government's trust and it has cost taxpayers money.

With the recent terminations of individuals like Tillerson and McMaster, I was wondering if this is costing taxpayers money.

«The contracts are going to end up being more expensive and cost the taxpayers money.

It's expensive to cabring back the Legislature, it costs taxpayers money.

«If the U.S. Attorney proves that the state was ripped off and it cost the taxpayers money, we'll go after the money.»

It looks like a good first step towards helping immigrant children attend college, without costing the taxpayers any money.

The income benchmark is supposed to prevent wives and husbands of British citizens using benefits, but in truth it almost certainly costs the taxpayer money.

Corruption costs taxpayer money and we must pass real ethics reforms.

Doesn't that cost taxpayers money?

Gural said a tax break for Vernon Downs would not cost taxpayers money, as taxes from gaming come from wherever people go to gamble.

When we look at food crises around the world, the citizenry and the government of the United States feel that it's in our interest to step up to the plate even if it ends up costing taxpayer money.

Washington — The Education Department has several «high risk» programs whose management weaknesses threaten to cost the taxpayers money, according to a report by the Office of Management and Budget made public last week.

According to HUD, the Teacher Next Door initiative does not cost taxpayers any money because the FHA is funded by mortgage insurance premiums rather than tax revenue.

I believe that the student loan interest deduction is a misaligned incentive that doesn't do anything, but does cost taxpayers money.

From a utilitarian perspective, the law would be completely pointless (and indeed, as it would offer no benefit and would cost taxpayer money, would result in a net social loss).

Not exact matches

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.

Sovereign debtors must agree to IMF «conditionalities» in order to get enough credit to enable bondholders to take their money and run, avoiding haircuts and leaving «taxpayers» to bear the cost of capital flight and corruption.

So why are all political parties afraid of borrowing money at historically low interest rates to pay for needed infrastructure spending that might actually pay for itself through higher productivity and higher income, without any cost to the taxpayer?

So why are all political parties afraid of borrowing money at historically low interest rates to pay for needed infrastructure spending that could pay for itself through higher productivity and earned income, without any cost to the taxpayer?

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.

Regarding «Legislation calls for $ 3B in rebates for electric cars in California» (Aug. 17): Only in California would a Legislature decide a subsidy that has cost taxpayers $ 449 million for electric car rebates was not enough money.

Cynics say the tax breaks provided to ESOPs are money losers because the majority of American taxpayers pay higher rates to make up for the cost of ESOP tax benefits.

The disclosure that taxpayers» money was used to cover the companies» compliance costs raises new questions over the relationship between Silicon Valley and the NSA.

All of these promises - past and future - will cost taxpayers a great deal of money.

5) When the banks, flush with the huge profits stemming from the carry - trade opportunities provided by many years of limitless access to near - zero - cost short - term credit, pay back the TARP money with a smidgen of interest, declare the whole exercise to be a resounding success for taxpayers and the economy.

While elevating structures would cost more money upfront, the Obama administration reasoned they would save taxpayers more in the long run, so they wouldn't have to keep shelling out money to rebuild destroyed buildings.

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

The Occupy movement is primarily in protest of corporate greed — but is beginning to cost taxpayers significant amounts of money.

As the Occupy movement continues, it is beginning to cost taxpayers significant amounts of money.

It would save the taxpayer money in the long run, since absent and neglectful dads also exact a cost, as many of the young fathers interviewed testified about their own childhoods.

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

Yes it will cost U.S. taxpayers money — an unknown amount right now, unless the Trumps plan to fund their lifestyle on their own, which is doubtful.

«These reforms not only cut costs to save taxpayers money, they ensure that our men and women serving in the military have their vote counted.»

And she believes it saves money when you take into account what she says is the indirect costs to taxpayers from the present big money donor system.

The city Department of Investigation's probe of vehicle misuse at the agency, released in April, revealed that 21 senior - level DOC employees «routinely abused take - home vehicle privileges and cost City taxpayers thousands of dollars in wasted money spent on gas and tolls to cover personal trips.»

Posting notices is costing local taxpayers a lot of money.

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged to fund half the cost, Mayor Bill de Blasio has for months refused to put new money toward the plan — which he was not consulted on crafting — arguing that city taxpayers already make significant contributions toward the authority's operating budget.

Governor Cuomo finally realized ballistic fingerprinting technology does not work and has called for abolishing CoBIS, an ill - conceived waste of money that has cost the taxpayers of New York approximately $ 40 million.

How much taxpayers» money, he demanded to know, would Heathrow expansion end up costing?

«By consolidating lab space into one facility, state agencies will be able to cut costs, share services and save taxpayers money.»

Such a project could cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars - money that might come from SU, a private developer and, like the Carrier Dome, a big, long - term investment from state taxpayers.

When Albany city officials got wind of the plan, they urged lawmakers to reconsider, fearing it would hurt the city's already tight finances — they'd have to borrow money to make the payment earlier, costing city taxpayers $ 100,000.

The resolution would alter or eliminate roughly a half - dozen of Cuomo's other proposed changes to the state's tax code, eliminating a proposed renters» tax credit and modifying a plan to merge bank and corporate franchises taxes to ensure the merger wouldn't cost state taxpayers any money.

Nissan was convinced to stay in the UK with a promise of no tariffs or extra bureaucratic burdens on the car industry after Brexit, the business secretary has finally revealed, prompting fears that sector - by - sector deals could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money».

Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, wrote to Clark, his former cabinet office colleague, warning that a series of deals for different industry sectors could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money» in subsidies.

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have ripped out a big chunk of money from Medicaid and also transferred more of those costs to New York State and New York City taxpayers with the so - called «Buffalo Bribe».

«The problem is not only just for convenience facts but this has got to be costing the taxpayers a lot of money to be having several different primaries,» Zellner said.

«Any assurances given about our future relationship with the customs union and the single market would go to the very heart of the Brexit negotiations, revealing whether the government is intending to stay within either, or whether you intend to negotiate a patchwork of carve - outs, subsidies and sectoral arrangements, which will create winners and losers and may cost the taxpayer colossal amounts of money,» he said.

To the Editor, Instead of throwing away $ 225M in taxpayer money, Cuomo could save a couple thousand jobs at Remington, Savage and other arms makers at no cost to the taxpayer by ridding us of the SAFE Act.