This notion is supported
more by contributions to political parties than it is to economic growth.
But the various forms of meditation will be judged
more by their contribution to mutual acceptance and caring and loving relationships than by their deepening of individual spirituality.
But after nearly 20 years in our nation's capital, I'm disheartened by the poisonous state of our political discourse and even
more by the contribution that have been made to the toxicity by those who do it in the name of Jesus.
Not exact matches
By its launch last September, the program's endowment had swelled to $ 435 million, securing
contributions from
more than 70 international corporations, and had gained the support of advisors such as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The firestorm sparked
by President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday to ban immigration and travel to the U.S.
by people from seven predominantly Muslim countries proved a boon to the American Civil Liberties Union, which reportedly collected
more than $ 24 million in
contributions over the weekend.
Late last year Toyota announced that beginning Jan. 1 new Canadian hires would be enrolled in a defined -
contribution pension plan, not the
more generous defined - benefit plan enjoyed
by current full - time employees.
«The fact is that if your employer 401 (k) match is low enough and your combined tax savings on HSA
contributions is high enough, you'd amass
more wealth
by making HSA
contributions first.»
«The fact is that if your employer 401 (k) match is low enough and your combined tax savings on HSA
contributions is high enough, you'd amass
more wealth
by making HSA
contributions first,» he said.
Louis, for many employees the tax savings on
contributions to HSAs increases wealth
by more than an employer match on 401 (k)
contributions.
If you count those
contributions, Clinton has raised much
more money from the industry than Obama had
by mid-2012.
Financial Engines, a defined -
contribution managed - account provider, estimates the average single retiree leaves
more than $ 100,000 in lifetime benefits on the table
by fumbling his or her Social Security choices.
But the policy issue boils down to this: CCPC owners can defer paying taxes on far
more income, passively invested
by their small businesses, than the upper limit of about $ 26,000 a year in RRSP
contributions allowed for salary - earning taxpayers.
For example, if you earn $ 40 thousand annually, make a 10 percent
contribution to your 401 (k) plan, your employer matches you for 3 percent, and earn a 6 percent annual return rate, starting at 22 would have you settled with
more than $ 1 million
by the time you reached 65.
A recent study
by Gallup found that Millennials,
more than any other generation, are asking, «Does this organization value my strengths and my
contribution?»
More than two - thirds — 67 percent — of people surveyed
by Boston - based Globoforce said they were motivated
by praise from a manager and 78 percent said they'd work harder if their
contributions were recognized.
Those considering current year charitable
contributions who are also facing long - term capital gains tax on the sale of highly appreciated shares after an initial public offering may realize a much
more favorable income tax result and charitable impact
by making a timely donation of a portion of their IPO shares (either during or after the lock - up period) directly to charity.
By locking up money in my child's 529 plan from birth, my young child can attend our state university tomorrow with no student loans for tuition or living expenses, even if a catastrophic event happens and I can't make any
more contributions.
Every year, the Edison Awards honors one or
more individuals who, through their careers, their leadership and their achievements, have distinguished themselves
by making a significant and lasting
contribution to the world of innovation.
Saunders, the president of the Vancouver and District Labour Council, says that Canadian workers and their pensions are
more exposed to risk during market trouble because of the successful campaign over the past decades to move from defined benefit pensions, which guarantee a certain monthly amount when you retire, to defined
contribution plans, promoted
by market enthusiasts.
That framework's been in place since the early 1990s, we have hit the target over that 20 year period, the average inflation rate's pretty close to 2.5 per cent, so we regard that as successful
by the terms of the definition that we set ourselves and I think that's made a big
contribution to economic stability
more generally and I don't think it's an accident that that period of fairly low predictable inflation has coincided with pretty good sustained growth in the economy.
The latest
contribution to the literature, Race and Bankruptcy,
by Ed Morrison (Columbia), Belisa Pang (Columbia), and Antoine Uettwiller (Imperial College Business School), tests an alternative hypothesis that pivots on a selection effect: «Financially distressed African Americans may be
more likely to benefit from Chapter 13 than other consumers.»
«In a sense,» says Kenigsberg, «switching from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA forces you to save
more for later
by keeping less in your pocket now, assuming you keep making the same
contribution.»
Your 401 (k) can receive no
more than $ 54,000 in
contributions in a single year, whether those
contributions are made
by you or
by your employer.
-- The majority of 401 consultants support additional services in defined
contribution retirement plans as participants rely more heavily on such funds when they retire, according to according to the 12th annual PIMCO Defined Contribution Consulting Support and Trends Survey published by PIMCO, one of the world» s premier fixed income investmen
contribution retirement plans as participants rely
more heavily on such funds when they retire, according to according to the 12th annual PIMCO Defined
Contribution Consulting Support and Trends Survey published by PIMCO, one of the world» s premier fixed income investmen
Contribution Consulting Support and Trends Survey published
by PIMCO, one of the world» s premier fixed income investment managers..
According to a separate survey conducted in November 2012
by TD Ameritrade, Baby Boomers who were financially prepared for retirement were significantly
more likely to make regular, and oftentimes automatic,
contributions to their retirement accounts compared to those who were financially unprepared for retirement.
Perhaps it can prevent such situations from arising
by involving
more and
more countries in the Belt and Road Initiative in order to make concerted efforts to build a shared community and make greater
contributions to global development.
By growing our loan portfolio, we have increased our net revenue
contribution from net interest income, which makes Investing & Lending net revenues
more stable and recurring.
Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World: Combining Principles and Profit to Create the World We Want,
by Jay Conrad Levinson and Shel Horowitz (with additional
contributions by Cynthia Kersey, Frances Moore Lappé, Ken McArthur, and Yanik Silver) will show you all of this and much
more, step
by step.
In 37 states, pension
contributions plus state - funded Medicaid grew
by more than state and local government tax revenue between 2007 and 2014, in real per - capita terms.
But I gave him my pep talk
by saying, «Look at it this way — You just made ten years of
contributions at
more or less the same average share price.
Participants argued that they are already supporting employees with private, defined
contribution plans that are
more efficient — a fact they claim is being ignored
by the government.
By Wednesday morning,
more than 90,000 people had made
contributions.
Completely ignoring the probable future increases in the
contribution limits as well as so - called «catch - up»
contributions that allow those 50 years or older to deposit even
more money each year,
by the time they turned 65, they'd be sitting on $ 28,728,583 in tax - free wealth.
These charitable accounts, offered
by many financial institutions and community foundations, allow you to
more easily convert appreciated investments into tax - effective charitable
contributions.
What you're saving might amount to little
more than lunch money, according to a new survey of large plans
by the Defined
Contribution Institutional Investment Association, which represents plan professionals.
Finally, GM's quick repayment of the loans has whetted the appetite of some commentators (including DeCloet) for the ultimate repayment of the full government contribution. That would occur through the issuance of public equity
by GM and Chrysler, creating a market for those stocks into which the government would presumably sell its shares. There is even some nefarious language in the rescue packages requiring the government to sell off its shares within specified, relatively aggressive timelines. The
more I think about it, the less this makes sense — neither for the auto industry, nor for taxpayers. Why not hang onto the equity stake? If the companies recover and the equity gains market value, then the government will be able to claim that on its balance sheet (hence officially recouping the cost of its written - off
contributions and creating a budgetary gain).
Assembling profits, slowly Using the same ranges as a proxy for cash
contribution, it seems possible a $ 1.12 billion box office performance
by The Avengers would account for somewhere between $ 250 million and $ 340 million in cash from operations during the current fiscal year and much
more than that in succeeding years thanks to Blu - ray, DVD, and digital sales via the likes of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes, which already sells digital DVD equivalents packed with bonus features.
Outcome: For the same cost of
contribution, ² Jane will benefit her charities
by an additional $ 321,567, with $ 61,567
more in tax savings than if she continues her current direct annual cash
contributions.
Furthermore,
by amending the Act in 2012 to create two categories of participation, Parliament was signaling that procedures need to be
more focused and efficient and that, as such, the Board was justified in creating procedure that requires «rigorous demonstration» (at para 77) of the capacity to make a
contribution to the Board's consideration of the matter at hand.
Another
contribution along these lines published
more recently is E. Jüngel, Paulus und Jesus (Hermeneutische Untersuchungen zur Theologie 2 [Tülbingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1964]-RRB-, where the existentialism is modified
by the use of the «word - event» concept of the «new hermeneutic», and the present (Kingdom of God) and future (Son of man) elements in the teaching of Jesus are interpreted in terms of the nearness and distance of God to history.
Because the
contribution to value of any given activity is greater when, other things equal, it affects subsequent activity
more widely, we can say that the comprehensive telos prescribes the pursuit of our maximal common humanity — and,
by implication, in the long run.
The second thesis of my book was that homosexuals, rather than being somehow a menace to the values of society and the family, as Christians have tended to assume, have, as a part of God's creative plan, special gifts and qualities and a very positive
contribution to make to the development of society (cf. also my article «Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and the Future: The Creative Role of the Gay Community in Building a
More Humane Society,» in A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, edited
by Robert Nugent [Crossroad, 1984]-RRB-.
(One is pleased to note that Dr. Ralph Bohlmann, former president of the LCMS, has publicly repudiated the advertisement, pointing out that it was unauthorized, paid for
by a private
contribution, and represents no
more than «the personal opinion of the current president.»
Despite its influence in the discipline, The Sacred Canopy has been superseded
by many
contributions to the sociology of religion in
more recent years.
Rather than address his
contribution to the understanding of propositions with respect to both the judging and entertaining subjects, let me proceed
by focusing on the latter, for it is here that the originality of Whitehead's theory of propositions can be seen
more clearly and the unique ontological status of propositions comes into relief.
He does not seem to have wanted to elevate his own
contribution to social doctrine to a
more central place in his magisterium; it was enough for him to adapt Leo XIII and Pius XI to the specific needs of a world ravaged
by ideology and warfare.
Perhaps no greater
contribution to peace, justice and the environment is possible than that provided
by the existence of intercontinental and interconfessional communal networks such as the churches already are to some extent, and can become
more fully, if God wills.
I was especially dismayed
by his reading of my assessment of the real
contributions of evangelicals and Roman Catholics in U.S. public culture; my point (
more an aside, really) was simply that, for various reasons, they can not replace the kind of service to civil society that the mainline provides — not that they do no service at all.
By working through organizations which are dedicated to finding creative solutions to these problems they are making a small but significant
contribution to a
more growth - producing world.
According to Johnson, «the synthetic picture of Jesus that Meier begins to advance in this volume... owes
more than a little to a process of false inference, and to the
contribution made
by the Gospel narratives and interpretations that [Meier's] method began
by explicitly eschewing.»