Sentences with phrase «incoming food energy»

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In the U.S., for example, those in the bottom quintiles of income distribution spend a much larger percentage of their expenses on food -, energy -, and rent - related expenditures than higher earners.

«The Harper government refused to increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), which would protect seniors from steep increases in housing, food and energy costs.

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Little attention was paid to energy and food prices until last year, when Labour highlighted how the cost of fuel was wrecking household incomes and Ed Miliband ignited the issue by arguing prices needed to be frozen to give ministers time to construct a new market structure.

Firewood collection in African society is a gender issue because it is done almost exclusively by women, noted Mendum, who said inadequate sources of cooking energy contribute to food insecurity, particularly for very low income, food - insecure individuals.

A frequent supply of food makes the body reliant upon the incoming sugar for energy.

It covers a wide range of topics across many academic disciplines: Trends in health, food provision, the growth and distribution of incomes, violence, rights, wars, culture, energy use, education, and environmental changes are empirically analysed and visualised in this web publication.

More detailed inflation figures can focus on inflation facing each quntile of the population by household income, split durable goods from non-durable goods from services, split wage from non-wage inflation, ignore volatile things like food and energy, etc..

You should factor in your living expenses such as your food and energy bills and then take this away from your monthly income.

, and (3) many don't have debt ratios to qualify, since (3a) many were liar loans to begin with, or (3b) they've racked up too much new debt to pay spiralling property tax, energy, health insurance and food costs, or (3c) incomes have fallen or (3d) they qualified for the subprime loan at 45 - 50 % debt ratios and don't meet the 43/45 % FHA total debt ratio.

Long - run investments he recommends: Treasury bonds and high quality bonds, income producing securities, food and other consumer staples, small luxuries, USD, rental apartments, health care, productivity enhancers, North American energy

Also, statistics vary by income level — those that are poorer spend a greater proportion of their income on food and energy, making the concept of the core CPI even worse for those less - well - off.

Today's insolvent senior is struggling with rising food and energy costs, medical costs, and other living expenses, all while living on a fixed, and often reduced, income.

[T] he cost of the laborer's raiment... the very home which gives us shelter and rest and the food which provides energy, might all... be construed as necessary to the operation of business and to the creation of income.

In Session Four we learned that meeting the food, energy and income needs of the poorest would require only 3 % of the global food supply, a 1 % increase in CO2 emissions, and 0.2 % of the global income.

The poor are disproportionately impacted by higher energy and food prices because they must spend more of their income on them.

This brief describes the goals of climate - smart agriculture to increase productivity and incomes, increase the resilience of ecosystems contribute to mitigation and enhance food, nutrition and energy security.

Anything that increases the cost of things like energy and food is regressive, disproportionately impacting the poor, who must spend more of their income on these necessities.

Plus, many crops are planted that are not food crops, so society will need to make policy choices between food versus income crops (e.g. coffee, tea) or energy crops.

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Second, people in developed and developing countries are fused to their energy - consuming cars, houses, food, luxuries, and incomes.

That's why hollow promises and miracle fixes like greening and geoengineering are so popular; these methods allow those who could make a difference to hold onto their energy - consuming cars, houses, food, luxuries, and incomes.

Coral reefs also provide amazing resources for people including food and income that sustains 500 million people, medicines, protection from storms as they break wave energy and incredible places to play and learn.

Because they pay a larger portion of their incomes on energy and food, elderly, minority and poor families are especially vulnerable and will suffer greatly.

«Many households are paying around 50 % of their income on rent, leaving them unable to pay for basics like food and electricity... People are choosing between feeding themselves or their children; paying an energy bill or covering the cost of dental care.»