Sentences with phrase «earn a raise so»

Eva's working hard to earn a raise so she'll be able to afford her father's medicine, medicine that's apparently not having much of an impact on whatever his ailment is.

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Warren Buffett, No. 3 on Forbes» list of the world's richest people and most prominent among the low - tax dissenters, wrote an op - ed in The New York Times arguing that, in concert with budget cuts, Washington should raise taxes — especially on dividends and capital gains — for those earning upwards of US$ 1 million a year and even more on the 8,000 or so Americans making $ 10 million and up.

«Despite the injunction, we made the conscious decision to raise pay across the board to exceed the threshold for some of our managers,» Adam Shapiro, another Shake Shack spokesperson, wrote in an email, adding that managers already earning above that level were given raises as well, to avoid so - called wage compression.

Torres so impressed Houston's brass that he earned a one - year contract for the rookie minimum of $ 332,000 — a substantial raise over his $ 100 - a-month salary as a first - year pro in Venezuela.

I have a feeling that the decreased earning potential raised in the study that Rosin quotes is related more so to the decision by a parent, who happens to be a breastfeeding mother, to stay at home for a while and make parenting a priority, than it does with breastfeeding.

Personally, I'd have gone for raising the threshold, but putting up the basic rate so that people eaning under # 25 - 30k benefit, rather than people earning more than that.

We are about to hit the target that was on the front page of our manifesto: raising the personal allowance so that no one pays a penny of income tax on the first # 10,000 they earn, saving over 20 million people # 700.

Every NYC worker will earn at least $ 15 an hour by the end of 2018 under pay raises Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to announce today that will cover 50,000 people and cost $ 200 million over the next four years or so, according to the mayor's office.

1) Raising interest rates to encourage people to buy your currency so that they can earn a high rate of return.

Mujica says if a worker were to get a small raise each of the years, then by the time the payroll tax option is fully phased in, they might be earning the same amount of gross pay as when the program started, so would not see a change in their paychecks.

«I led the fight to raise the minimum wage to $ 9 an hour and will continue the fight to increase the minimum wage for localities next session so that workers can earn what they deserve,» Mr. Klein said in a statement.

The not so obvious formal answer: Raising one's calories by such an amount can reverse certain physiological (and psychological) occurrences, resulting from a prolonged calorie deficit, that can slow down, stall, or even reverse your hard - earned fat / weight loss.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

That is why it is so vital that you take steps to raise your credit score, earn and save as much money as possible, and pay all of your debts and loan obligations on time.

Well, I suppose it sort of is a tax, in the sensethat if you earn a paycheque, you have to pay into EI (self employed are exempt) but it's totally separate from income tax, so the government can't decide how to spend it (aside from like, raising EI rates so they can raise payments, which is always promised come election time but never happens).

Can you please suggest few funds where she can investment her hard earned money, so that the amount would be safe & also provide some support for raising inflation & other medical emergencies.

So in 2012, the then -14-year-old founded Wags 4 Hope, an organization that raises awareness about heartworm prevention and money to help shelters pay for treatment.At the same time, Annie entered a whimsical painting of a shaggy dog in a competition, and her work earned a lot of attention.

Several shopping portals (including my favorite, TopCashBack) periodically raise their earning rates on these cards, so many folks wait to buy their American Express gift cards until payouts are increased.

Usually you'll get 100 bells for completing a quest and then 200 bells for raising a level, so after three quests and three levels, you'll earn a not unsubstantial 900 bells.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

However, the Government's desire to do so is unknown and, critically, pension benefits have been earned and so making changes could raise questions as to whether any application of new law would or could be retrospective.

You've got spent a few hundred arduous - earned greenbacks to raise this device, it is a long way severe so that you simply can set up the most contemporary OS update to skills all fabulous parts that Google is now providing.

It's probably you'll maybe maybe possibly also private spent about a hundred onerous - earned greenbacks to raise this instrument, it's vital so that you just can set up potentially the most up - to - date OS change to catch pleasure from all improbable sides that Google is now providing.

So it makes sense that Spotify would be willing to raise money at ugly, exploitative terms now for a better chance at earning those riches later.

Sometimes, people take part - time work as teenagers or young adults to prepare themselves for their eventual careers, and others do so to earn income as they attend school, raise families, or handle other obligations.

I like it because it saves me so much time and money and helps me earn a lot more money by focusing on what is really important... making offers, doing deals and raising private money.

Realtors want to earn a living as well and if boards will keep raising their fee without giving realtors a choice than realtors should be given the freedom to come up with creative ideas helping their business grow and if it means sharing more information with public and VOW then so be it.