Sentences with phrase «good by the taxpayer»
And the shortfall arising from the «transition» to civil society's exclusion from politics must be made good by the taxpayer.
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In 2011, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hired the city's first - ever chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, who was a 27 - year - old entrepreneur and Columbia Business School prof, to help the city use technology to better serve citizens and save taxpayer money by making services more efficient and accessible online.
Even worse, the cost of carrying these well organized groups is very much understated: nearly all the public - sector pension plans are underfunded by hundreds of billions of dollars and taxpayers are on the hook for the difference.
By nearly doubling the standard deduction, they gave a lot of taxpayers a good reason to not itemize their deductions.
There has been no suggestion by any authority that we are anything but compliant and good taxpayers.
And better yet, if the Fed can keep the pensions thinly solvent by pumping up the stock market, Congress and State Governments can defer the inevitable taxpayer bailout of public pension funds — for now.
Whatever the impact these subsidies have on Tesla, there is no good reason for taxpayers to continue subsidizing electric cars made by it, or any other car company.
The PBO's 2015 - era estimate of the revenue loss to governments (or better stated, the gain for taxpayers) from a $ 10,000 TFSA was $ 550 million by 2020, rising to an extra $ 3.1 billion by 2030.
School funding's been decimated by the recession and by taxpayers who want the best education system in the world but don't want to pony up the taxes to pay for it.
Many law makers learn they have prostate cancer and getting the best health care paid by taxpayers and not one has said a word about what would Jesus do.
However, this may be compensated for by higher output prices as well as lower input costs, and many European organic farmers also receive additional taxpayer - funded subsidies.
While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.
Under our current setup, much of that bill is being covered by the taxpayers — ergo, those «well - to - do» people that DO breastfeed their kids — through Medicaid or SCHIP programs.
To simply take the property taxes levied today and add a debt service figure to it, as has been suggested by a local taxpayer watch group, ignores both the issuance over several years, as well as the debt that is scheduled to be retired in the coming few years, on which that tax will no longer be collected.
It's important to note that this product lowers costs, and that's a good thing, especially since ALL school lunches are subsidized by taxpayers.
Third, by eliminating the paid meal equity provision, the House Republicans» bill does exactly what it falsely accuses CEP of doing — it puts taxpayers on the hook for subsidizing meals for children from well - off families at the expense of children from lesser means.
Well, hopefully the transition planning will be completed soon and the Governor - elect will be able to save the taxpayers some cash by not having a Senior Advisor «to assist with the transition.»
Of course vested interests will be looking for large contracts which they know will pay well and which they also know, if they do not come in on budget, will have to be bankrolled by the taxpayer, because by that time it will be past the point of no return (in more ways than one).
Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.
«We are being overrun by scruffy signs, bossy bollards, patchwork paving and railed off roads, wasting taxpayers» money that could be better spent on fixing potholes or keeping council tax down.
One of the key aims is to achieve a better, more efficient, tax system for all affected by it - taxpayers, advisers and the authorities.
Fox will be genuinely missed among those of us who know all the good he has done for Westchester County and the many hundreds of thousands (possibly millions) in dollars he has saved the taxpayers by working his ass off keeping a close eye on public works projects.
«I know that Chris Cox will make an outstanding Congressman for Eastern Long Island, and he'll always do what's in the best interest of taxpayers,» Skelos said in a statement released by Cox's campaign.
Hi Sunder, I can see why self - regulation could be made to work better, but why would it be such a disaster to have an independent regulator funded by the taxpayer?
One of the key aims is to achieve a better, more efficient, tax system for all affected by it — taxpayers, advisers and the authorities.
According to data compiled by Good Jobs First, the top 10 companies in the health care sector have gotten $ 5.8 billion in taxpayer subsidies since 1992.
«I'm deeply disappointed that this plan that we believe fundamentally was better for the taxpayers — ended the subsidies of large amounts of luxury housing by the taxpayers, achieved more affordable housing, cut the city's subsidies, just look at the benefits of this plan,» Mr. de Blasio said today at a Brooklyn press conference.
«FitzPatrick is a major employer and the effect of Entergy's decision will be felt by hundreds of hardworking employees and their families, as well as taxpayers, small businesses and communities across Oswego County and Central New York.»
[63] and responded to concerns about the timing by saying that a secret deal between the previous Labour government and the European Commission in Brussels obliged them to sell the bank in or before 2013, and» [g] iven we were advised that Northern Rock plc would have been likely to remain loss - making [until] at least well into 2012, which would have depleted taxpayer resources still further, agreeing a sale now was even more imperative.»
Astorino doesn't do that since he never was endorsed by the CSEA or PEF and thus can negiotiate in the best interest of the county (since it's the county taxpayer whose paying for any extra salary increase or benefits) And before you contiune GOP bashing, remember this, Richard Nixon (yes that Nixon) allowed public employees in the US Postal Service to form a union and collectively bargain for salaries and benefits and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R - NY) signed into law the Taylor Act, allowing NYS employees to form a union and negiotiate (but not strike).
«I would bring local control back to town government, take advantage of our local resources, especially our water system, fight for the taxpayer at every level, especially state and federal, and get water and sewer projects back on track to be in the best interests of the town, not just a cost burden directed by others.»
BY KATHY KAHN Stony Point's 2018 budget may have exceeded the tax cap (4.77 percent increase in the tax levy), but there is good news for both residents and business: due to new revenues flowing in from Spectra Energy, taxpayers will see no increase in their bills next year.
Free schools are a form of academy school, independent of local authority control but funded entirely by the taxpayers, set up in response to local parental demand for extra school places or better schools.
«We must find more ways to protect taxpayers and create good jobs, ensure access to quality, affordable health care for all New Yorkers, ensure voting rights, protect women's rights, ensure our education system receives the resources it deserves, repair and fully fund our decaying infrastructure and MTA, and stand up for vulnerable communities under attack by the Trump administration.»
There is also good progress being made on cutting «facility time staffing costs» - this is the scandal where staff are paid by the taxpayer by spend their time working as union officials, the «Pilgrims.»
Four Oscar - nominated films, including best picture nominee «Manchester by the Sea,» reaped taxpayer - funded benefits from New York, according to the state's economic development arm.
They can well afford to hire the best since the Taxpayers are paying the bills by way of the Senate Budget.
Turnbull announced new measures and an independent agency to manage and monitor work expenses and adjudicate all claims by the lawmakers, as well as ministers, «to ensure taxpayer funds are properly spent.»
All we are trying to do is ensure that taxpayer investment is going to subsidize jobs that pay a reasonable wage... New York City will only remain the greatest city in the world by providing a high quality of life, attracting the best talent, and protecting our middle class.
As far as I am aware, there are regulations put in place and we trust that the county will follow and abide by those regulations to ensure we are best serving all residents of Erie County, and respecting the taxpayers who fund the services.
«Taxpayers are best served by strong checks and balances in county government.
Another similarity: both projects appear to have skirted rules usually followed by state government to encourage competition and ensure a good deal for taxpayers.
Mr Pickles says he is determined to reverse the presumption that Whitehall knows best by making local councils directly accountable to the local taxpayer.
Rising Media Group says Astorino has served well by putting taxpayers, homeowners and families first.
«The dividends paid the Oneida County taxpayer in terms of savings by averting the long - term costs of medical and Social Services associated with meeting the needs of children affected by lead poisoning throughout their lifetimes is well worth the investment,» Picente said.
«If you take heavy taxpayer subsidies, you must do better by your workers,» he said.
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«As the County Clerk elected by the taxpayers of Erie County to look out for their best interests, I can not in good conscious follow through on a policy that will violate federal laws by knowingly providing government identification to illegal immigrants,» he said.
«The savings were signed off by the Office for Budget Responsibility, they considered the compliance risk as well and higher rate taxpayers of course are required to disclose all relevant information.»
He said he doesn't have enough information to say whether a new sports arena - used by Syracuse University and financed with as much as $ 200 million in state taxpayer money - would be a good idea for the community or the state.