Sentences with phrase «high fixed costs even»

Many high earners are leaving and are being replaced by poorer newcomers, a dynamic that has saddled the state with high fixed costs even as taxes and services can not keep up with growing demand.

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These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent rate, invite all kinds of tax shelter abuse.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent rate, invite all kinds of tax - shelter abuse.

With fixed loans, the lender will still be getting a low rate even if inflation takes interest rates and other costs higher.

Obstacles such as high up - front costs hamper most of those energy strategies even as part of a collective fix for the climate problem.

Even if you're a fan of active management, you could cut your fees by a third simply by investing in an actively managed fund for the stock component of your portfolio, buying a low - cost bond fund or an ETF for the fixed - income portion of your portfolio, and holding your cash in a high - interest bank account or money market fund.

With fixed loans, the lender will still be getting a low rate even if inflation takes interest rates and other costs higher.

If you have a great deal of high interest rate debt, increasing the size of your fixed rate mortgage with a refinancing (even if you end up with a slightly higher mortgage rate than what you currently have) may result in lower overall interest costs.

Even if you drive one of the safest cars out there, if your car costs megabucks to fix, your insurance may be higher than if you drive a car with inexpensive replacement parts.

Therefore, for someone who is on a fixed budget, a permanent life insurance policy may be a good option — even though these policies will oftentimes start out with a higher premium cost than a comparable term insurance policy with the same amount of death benefit.