Sentences with phrase «funded by private citizens»

Scholarship Tax Credits are funded by private citizens and shift education costs to private institutions.

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So sad that you don't see the difference between a billboard posted next to a highway — paid for by private funds — and religious dogma and prayer being forced on citizens and paid for by tax dollars.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

The House of Commons has transformed itself over the past 25 years, with increasing speed, from a chamber of citizen legislators, who were funded by private interests, to one of professional politicians, who are financed by the taxpayer.

This is paid for out of a trust fund set up years ago by a private citizen when the human population was under 100,000.

In addition to donations by private citizens, CoalSwarm has received grants from the Carlin Family Fund, the Energy Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Wallace Global Fund.

Proposals to decrease the size of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by transferring some of its surplus funds to private insurers in exchange for assuming policies may seem like...