Sentences with phrase «disproportionate share of their income»

Whatever we do, as the NYT also pointed out, a raise in gas taxes should be offset by some form of relief for low and middle income families — as it is these households who pay a disproportionate share of their income in energy costs.

«Spending on non-essentials will also go down when households spend a disproportionate share of their income on housing.

Middle and low - income renters are the most likely to pay a disproportionate share of their income to cover rent, according to the study.

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In addition, Black, American Indian, and Hispanic children represent a disproportionate share of the low - income population under age 3 (55 %).

At the hour - long presentation of his $ 88.67 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2019 at City Hall on Thursday afternoon, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the $ 700 million figure includes a loss of $ 400 million a year to NYC Health + Hospitals — the city's public hospital system — if Congress does not reinstate Disproportionate Share Hospital funding payments, which support low - income and uninsured patients.

In addition, the ECS report noted that minority and low - income students make up a disproportionate share of the students who are held back.

A disproportionate share of low - income and minority children are enrolled in charter schools and a recent study by CREDO found that charter schools do a better job educating low - income and minority children than traditional district schools.

Low - income households — and especially black and Hispanic ones — make up a disproportionate share of that 5 million.

We think this would increase risk of default for the lowest income borrowers — including a disproportionate share of low - income students, women, people of color, and veterans — who would not be able to pay an additional $ 25 every month and meet their families» basic needs.

Heavy overdrafters generally have below - average incomes relative to the U.S. population, and overdraft fees consumed nearly a full week's worth of their household incomes on average during the past year.17 This formula — a small share of consumers overdrawing most frequently and assuming disproportionate fees on small transactions — means that overdrafts cause some of the most financially at - risk consumers to leave the banking system.

As cities work to address decades - long issues of equity in street design (low - income people in particular have a disproportionate risk of death or injury caused by traffic crashes), effective bike share station placement and planning can help close the gap by increasing pedestrian visibility at intersections, providing pedestrian refuge areas, protecting bike lanes and pedestrian plazas, and extending the reach of transit.

In addition, Black, American Indian, and Hispanic children represent a disproportionate share of the low - income population under age 3 (55 %).

Although a significant portion of that growth was generated by minority and low - income buyers, minority homeownership has barely made a dent in the disproportionate share of the homeownership market held by white households.

Congress needs to thoroughly review the tax code with an eye toward simplifying it and reducing the tax burden on Americans, particularly middle - income households who today pay a disproportionate share of our nation's taxes.