Sentences with phrase «for wealthy»

But, boy, what corruption: De Blasio won the job four years ago by touting his «tale of two cities,» then delivered one New York for his wealthy donors and another for everyone else.

He asserted that Republican senators and congressmen will find themselves at odds with their constituents if they repeal the Affordable Care Act, cut taxes for wealthy interests or slash outlays affordable housing, mass transit or education.

Silver is also accused of getting more than $ 700,000 in a real estate scheme — he pocketed referral fees from law firms that did tax work for wealthy developers, which Silver sent their way, prosecutors said.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D - Ore., said Wednesday that this was an example of the middle - class tax benefits that GOP lawmakers were working to eliminate so they can cut tax rates for the wealthy.

A report by the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee criticises ministers for failing to do enough to help millions struggling with soaring energy bills and reopens the debate on benefits for wealthy older people.

Labour said the proposal was «a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he failed to sack Alan Duncan for his offensive remarks about MPs» salaries» and that it was an easy announcement for a wealthy MP like Cameron to make.

The Assembly proposal, introduced by Speaker Carl Heastie, keeps that rate, but progressively taxes further for wealthy earners beginning at $ 5 million.

«I think it's bad for New York to be a city that's just an enclave for the wealthy.

The repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members was a top priority, but many Democratic lawmakers were upset with the president's tax bill because it temporarily extended all the Bush - era tax cuts, including those for the wealthy.

A new poll conducted for wealthy businessman Mike Whalen's (R) campaign sheds some light on the state of play in eastern Iowa's 1st U.S. House district — one of the most competitive open seats in the country.

Republican lawmakers unveiled their historic tax - reform plan, a bill that slashes rates for the wealthy and businesses, gives smaller cuts to the middle class and eliminates the ObamaCare mandate that Americans buy health insurance or face a penalty.

Soon it will be gated neighborhoods for the wealthy and shanty for the poor.

To complement her considerable political muscle, Sturgeon enjoys the unquestioning adoration of a substantial number of Scots: hundreds (thousands, if the venue can accommodate) turn out to hear her speak; parents proffer their children for kisses from the Sturgeon lips; should you wish to spend an afternoon drinking cider by the canal, you can do so in a Nicola branded hoodie, part of a range of garments bearing the First Minister's name and providing year another stream of income for the wealthy SNP.

In a video recorded for Moveon.org, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called the tax bill «cynical» and a «payback for wealthy donors,» adding: «And what we can do to fight back against it is flip the House in» 18.»

The former governor also discussed the need to reform the tax code in the United States, saying tax loopholes for the wealthy need to be closed, suggesting that a Pataki presidential campaign certainly would have had some different ideas than the rest of the Republican field.

With good cause Duncan Smith is a critic of the ring fencing of benefits for wealthy pensioners.

It's perfectly possible for a king to make suboptimal rules, and it's also possible for wealthy landowners to make suboptimal rules, and it's also possible for a class of nobles to make suboptimal rules.

The U.S. Senate tax bill offers a huge tax cut for corporations, lower rates for the wealthy, and a big victory for Republicans and the White House.

Catalan authorities said 90 percent voted «Yes» in the unregulated plebiscite held up by secessionist leaders as a mandate for independence for the wealthy region of 7.5 million people.

Reduce the incentive for wealthy individuals to feed money into the government.

It's hard to think of a less beloved figure in Democratic politics, whether it's because of his apparent preference for working with Republicans, his tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of services for the non-wealthy, or his brazen interference in the work of his own anti-corruption commission.

The coalition also wants immediate resumption of suspended state tax breaks for the wealthy to prompt more donations to charitable organizations and streamlined contract oversight to avoid late payments.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to end the Bush - era tax breaks for the wealthy because she doesn't believe they created jobs.

«It is not about attacking him but rather asking him to reconsider and not cut funding for kids and seniors while cutting taxes for the wealthy.»

New York can have an economy that works for all of us, not one which works only for the wealthy and well - connected.

«The Medicaid changes being proposed in Washington would cut taxes for wealthy special interests while devastating New York State's finances and all but eliminating health care for the most vulnerable New Yorkers,» said Hochul.

Now is not the time for massive tax breaks for the wealthy when our state is starved for revenue and communities are hurting.

The former business secretary wants to dis - incentivise the owning of second homes and talked of higher taxes for the wealthy.

There are five reasons that the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy should be allowed to expire as scheduled, and the modifications of those tax cuts enacted as part of the Recovery Act... (read more)

Is Labour really going to be the party that defends benefits for the wealthy?

Critics from groups like New York Communities for Change, Make the Road New York and Vocal New York charge that the tax break, created in the 1970s to spur development at a time when the city's fiscal health was waning, is antiquated, allowing powerful developers to reap millions in tax breaks while creating housing exclusively for the wealthy.

They were also annoyed by cuts to corporate taxes and for wealthy estate owners that the governor championed.

De Blasio said passing the mansion tax would «even up the score» for wealthy people and big corporations likely to get a tax break courtesy of President Trump and congressional Republicans.

First, enshrine tea party austerity as New York's governing economic theory, with tax cuts for the wealthy, spending cuts and corporate subsides of a kind that Paul Ryan would love.

They seem to believe that it's perfectly all right for wealthy people to own and operate the government that is supposed to be «of the people, by the people, for the people.»

And several fundraisers said they knew of very few major events in the Hamptons — the summer playground for the wealthy that was long worked by the Clintons, who used it for simultaneous socializing, vacationing and rainmaking for the national party committees.

By Chris Collins Special to the News Before House Republicans introduced tax reform legislation, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo complained our bill would be nothing but a tax cut for the wealthy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo did engineer a rejiggering of the overall tax code in December of that year that resulted in a rate reduction for most income earners, though it partially kept high rates for the wealthy that were due to expire at the end of the year.

The groups are targeting two specific tax breaks for the wealthy and Wall Street banks.

«Shifting the local cost share to the state is a political sleight of hand — if Republicans steal billions from New York to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy it doesn't matter if taxpayers have to cover the cost at the county or the state level.

It is a tax cut for wealthy corporations,» Cuomo said.

Furthermore, the majority of those voters support the right to own an unregulated and unlimited number of fire arms, support lower taxes for the wealthy, and regard state healthcare as some kind of hideous Marxism.

Labour's Lilian Greenwood asks Cameron to rejects suggestions from the Tory MP Nick Boles and from the Lib Dems for wealthy pensioners to lose some of their benefits.

It is easy for a wealthy businessman, in the throngs of male menopause, to take a mistress; to exaggerrate macho tendancies; to strike out against homosexuality; to rent building space to gay bar owners.; to use baseball violent metaphores; to deny other men their masulinity, by labeling them rodents.

It is the middle class» disposable income that fuels consumption, and this consumption fuels the need for labor and capital investment, and all this activity results in more profits for the wealthy and more taxes for the government.

An autumn statement full of treats for the wealthy will not salvage George Osborne's reputation

This tax give away for the wealthy has been defeated every year.

I make it 21 to date, including tax - cuts for low - earners, the introduction of a mansion tax, a major council house - building programme, cuts to universal benefits for wealthy pensioners, rent reforms for private tenants, a living wage for public sector workers, and an elected House of Lords.

He said the swoop on its law offices, located in Panama's banking district, had begun on Tuesdayon the basis of the news reports about the offshore businesses it created and in some cases ran for wealthy clients around the world.

While voters are nearly evenly divided between the two candidates on most issues, Hayworth is viewed as stronger on taxes and the federal budget deficit in a district that favors repealing health care and retaining the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.