Sentences with phrase «government safety net»

The majority of accidents and illnesses cause temporary disabilities, and are not covered by the government safety net.

Utilities are a necessary part of the public infrastructure and there's that government safety net underneath, ensuring that no company goes belly - up, thus impacting the public.

The problem is people would rather leach off everyone else, because they have that government safety net.

Singapore might be better since their tax rate for income is a 20 % flat tax and heading lower + they have a budget surplus and great government safety net.

Most safety net programs are currently administered at the state or federal level, rather than the local level — meaning that states have a greater capacity to cover independent contractors through government safety net programs.

He is quick to make suggestions for what can be done to combat the potential losses — government safety nets, retraining / re-entry programs, and a shift in educational focus are all things he urges Canadians to consider.

«Given what looks to continue to be a low - interest - rate environment for some time in many countries, along with uncertainties about government safety nets, individuals may need to think more strategically about investing for retirement — and how to generate income after,» said Ed Perks, executive vice president, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Equity.

The mounting federal deficit, the long - term healthcare crisis and the uncertain future of Social Security and Medicare have put the government safety nets deep in the hole.

Not exact matches

In this segment, Eunice Yoon speaks to famed economist Stephen Roach about the rising power of China's consumer and what the government must do to ensure a strong social safety net.

«The federal government is so far away from taking care of the safety net people.»

The government is paying too much for social safety - net programs, says the Silicon Valley pioneer and outspoken libertarian.

Policy and politics has failed, and defenders of more government intervention or safety - net expansion can not look to the job market for data to support their case.

Of course, when the federal government and states make changes to hunger programs, it has a direct and hard - hitting impact on the groups that act as a safety net.

I mean, literally not only have they, as a population, been cut to no social safety net, no social security, yet the Syriza government keeps getting supported, elected in referendums, and they seem to be able to maintain power in spite of these austerity measures.

This is not the society that Canadians want, yet successive governments have enabled it by dismantling our social safety net, eroding progressive taxation, and introducing policies that weaken unions and hurt working Canadians.

The first is a fiscal policy that acknowledges the role of the government social safety net in buffering the effects of creative destruction, seeks to provide those services in an efficient, market - oriented fashion, and pays for those services with a simple and transparent tax system.

Role of government in these affairs is to fight corruption, preserve the environment, and provide a modest safety net so people don't die as a result of financial matters.

Even in countries with social safety nets such as government pension plans, many people remain uncertain about how to achieve their retirement goals and dreams — and how to prepare for unexpected post-retirement expenses.

This makes sense, since often times, high net worth individuals seek the safety and yield of munis, and the market infers a slight spread above Treasuries since a municipality is more likely to default on a loan than the US government, which can always just print more money under the US Fiat currency model.

I still see two basic Lockean movements against BIG GOVERNMENT: The first is the implosion of all the safety nets — from pensions and unions and tenure to....

If Romney wants a running mate who can explain how Republican policies can lower health care premiums, increase jobs, lower energy prices, get government to work better for less money, and maintain the safety net for our elderly while avoiding huge tax increases, then Jindal is the guy.

government is not the place for the «safety net».

Moving beyond laissez - faire, democratic governments have also formed safety nets for those who can not compete effectively, regulated workplaces to protect worker safety, and guaranteed universal access to education and health services.

Why should the government provide a safety net.

For example, his chapter on public works is effective in denouncing pork - barrel spending dressed up as something beneficial fur the public, but his constructive agenda is thin on what the government should do to provide a sound infrastructure and even a safety net for its citizens.

They want government to provide a modest safety net that does not discourage work and to regulate business in an evenhanded way for the sake of safety and the environment and to prevent discrimination based on race or gender as well as monopoly control.

Most folks don't even know this but before there was government handouts to the poor, the church largely played the role of «safety net» for society.

And I'll tell you what Glenn Beck, when we start doing that and the social need is reduced, I'll bet the government will be able to step back and no longer need to assist where our cheerful giving fails those who need a social safety net.

In general, we live in a time where the competitive imperatives of the twenty - first century marketplace are eroding the safety nets on which we have come to depend — from our government entitlements to pensions to employer and employee loyalty to responsible local leadership.

There is room for debate about how comprehensive the safety net should be, and whether it is best funded and managed by local or national governments or by private voluntary agencies.

Also, the government was expected to provide a safety net for those who were unsuccessful in competition in the market economy, which is touted by economism as the salvific force.

We can propose additional provisions (including articulation of safety nets and sanctions for non-action on the part of government) in the distribution of milk products in times of emergency.

This view is entirely incompatible with the progressive notion that government is analogous to a safety net, a provider of public goods that enables its citizens to achieve a certain quality of life.

«Without urgent action we only see the situation getting worse because the government has decided that both tax credits and safety net benefits will no longer keep up with rising prices, so more families will face the stress and stigma of relying of food aid just to give their children a basic healthy diet.»

While I agree, I'm not sure that explains why they side with one party and not the other (since the GOP seems very much for interference of the individual by government, as well seems OK with various corporate - level safety nets)

«Beyond infrastructure», Krauthammer dictates, «the conservative sees the proper role of government as providing not European - style universal entitlements but a firm safety net... those too young or too old, too mentally or physically impaired, to provide for themselves.»

But all too often we hear nice words from the government at the same time as their actions slash the safety net for women affected by gender - based violence.

The government wants to create a US - style labour market, where because virtually no welfare safety net exists, unemployment bears more directly on the working class, forcing people like lone parents to work for extremely low wages and without employment protection.

«Insurers want to make sure that every home has access to affordable insurance, should the worst happen, and we're concerned that those people most at risk will lose out unless the government considers a safety net.

And you may end up being born in utter poverty that may prevent you from being happy, or you may start off being wealthy but then you may suffer calamities like disease and natural disasters, so assuming you're risk averse (as humans tend to be in most circumstances), you'd want the government to have a safety net to shelter you from such risks.

The truly impoverished do have a safety net in place already, with social welfare payments, food allowances and government - provided health insurance.

Congresswoman Tenney voted in support of the Republican House Budget Resolution, which aims to slash government safety - net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

Her best explanation is that she is a Republican because she believes in an appropriately sized government - one that can provide a social services safety net without getting too big.

Other county officials, including those working for County Executive Mike Hein, have complained that municipal governments have spent the Safety Net savings, rather than pass them along to residents in the form of lower property taxes.

The proposed cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program for low - income and disabled people, would shift $ 4.5 billion in costs from the federal government to New York, its counties and safety net hospitals.

It stresses the importance of a social safety net to deal with poverty, support of limited redistribution of wealth along with government regulation to regulate markets in the interests of both consumers and producers.

The government must make sure the safety net welfare provides is not being pulled from under our feet.

Republicans are preparing to use the swelling deficits made worse by the tax cut package as a rationale to pursue their long - held vision: undoing the entitlements of the New Deal and Great Society, leaving government leaner and the safety net skimpier for millions of Americans.

Right now, the government must look cumulatively at the impacts of its reforms and whether they are succeeding in their stated aims, or even in the basic objective of providing a safety net for those who need it most.

When Labour left office, after 13 years of a Labour Government, we were spending # 87 billion per year on welfare benefits but still the safety net was not working.