Sentences with phrase «much as the taxpayer»

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Exactly how much taxpayers would save — or how much more they would pay — depends on many factors, and as Business Insider's Josh Barro pointed out, tax cuts for middle - class Americans aren't likely to be as sweeping as Republicans make it sound.

If there isn't a good business case, then offering them would be just as much an affront to shareholders as it would be to taxpayers.

Today, as global markets nervously watch to see how much it will cost to save European banks from their willingness to make risky loans, critics around the world are calling for Hammurabi - style reforms to make sure financial institutions, not taxpayers, pay for future bad bets.

Exactly how much taxpayers will save if Republicans succeed in overhauling the US tax code will depend on many factors, but tax cuts for average Americans aren't likely to be as sweeping as Republicans make it sound.

By contrast, as much as 80 per cent of taxpayers in the top 0.01 per cent of income earners were CCPC owners.

However, if a deduction for nonitemizers were combined with a reasonable floor applied to all taxpayers, much or all of the revenue loss due to noncompliance would be eliminated, as would the added complexity.

[1] But, with the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts in place, an estimated 23 million taxpayers will owe AMT in 2007, and reducing that figure to 2 - 3 million will cost $ 51 billion — more than three times as much.

Most of these deals go through a privatized economic development agency called JobsOhio, which doesn't require as much transparency as a public agency about what taxpayers are getting for their money.

In 1996, the US General Accounting Office estimated that a tax agency reconciliation system could reduce the time spent preparing tax returns by as much as 155 million hours a year for 51 million taxpayers and reduce the IRS's costs by up to $ 37 million annually.

It was clear even before Kraft Heinz came right out and said as much Tuesday that liberal Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and conservative Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and their respective backers had little reason to bash each other for not doing enough to keep Oscar Mayer's Madison plant open with taxpayer - backed financial assistance.

McCarthy put it another way — that the low - tax states are subsidizing the high - tax states because the taxpayers in those states can't deduct as much from their taxes.

According to the National Taxpayers Union, as many as 60 % of U.S. homes are over-assessed, which means that the majority of U.S. homeowners are paying too much property tax.

Despite strong support for sending federal Conservatives to Ottawa, Alberta is now a much more progressive and moderate province than it was 20 years ago, when a young Mr. Kenney was roaming the halls of the Legislature as the spokesperson for the taxpayers federation.

At the same time, many low - and middle - income taxpayers simply do not participate in the regular and automatic saving vehicles through which much wealth accumulation occurs, such as paying off a mortgage and making regular deposits to retirement accounts.

According to Piketty and Saez, in 1970 the top 0.01 percent of taxpayers had 0.7 percent of total income - that is, they earned «only» 70 times as much as the average, not enough to buy or maintain a mega-residence.

Bruce Lyon, who lives nearby on Elmwood Avenue, said that if a developer doesn't pay as much for the property as the referendum proposal cost taxpayers, residents will have to subsidize the project.

first warren states how much safer she feels knowing the NYS SAFE ACT is working then hires 2 family members as body guards using taxpayers funds.

You're just, the government is not getting as much of their money as they put in but I don't see it as taxpayer money at all,» he said.

Especially in times of austerity, they want to demonstrate that as much as possible of the taxpayers» hard - earned cash goes directly on «programme» activity (such as health care, teaching, policing) and as little as possible on «administration costs.»

Roll forward eight years and we now have the National Audit Office confirming that as much as # 410 million of taxpayer's money has already been wasted by PPP.

The report finds some programs are better than others and don't leave taxpayers on the hook as much if a venture goes bust.

The cancelled franchise competition could cost the taxpayer as much as # 300 million.

The judge ruled last week in favor of Blake Morris, a lawyer and Senate candidate, who in February of last year was denied a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request seeking the Senate's mail guidelines, which determine how taxpayer - funded flyers, letters, and newsletters can be distributed, as well as how much money each member is allocated.

Conwall said ESD «will continue to operate with as much transparency as possible during discussions with businesses, without impeding our ability to engage in negotiations that yield the best deal and return on investment for taxpayers.»

I feel that we owe it to people who elected us — the taxpayer — to examine any and every idea that save so much as a nickel.

«Taxpayers never had an opportunity to so much as see where this money is going, let alone weigh in on it, before lawmakers voted to send $ 56 million out the door,» said Empire Center Executive Director Tim Hoefer, executive director of the Empire Center.

What these Democrats are really saying is they want to force taxpayers to spend as much as $ 200 million a year on political campaigns, which is not surprising since they raised taxes and fees by $ 14 billion the last time they were in the majority, and hurt our ability to create jobs.

In addition to costing taxpayers as much as $ 60 million, Comptroller DiNapoli accuses Town of Ramapo of sloppy computer security and allowing workers to inappropriately peruse porn and social media sites.

The level of deficit and debt that we have been left as a country costs the British taxpayer # 120 million every single day: «To put that in the context of a 1p a litre rise in fuel duty, which is worth # 500 million, the British taxpayer will pay as much in debt interest over the course of four or five days as they will pay in fuel duty, if fuel duty is subject to a 1p a litre rise.

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.

A spokesman for Adams said it was too soon to say how much taxpayers would save, but the BP's office is working with local groups and government staffers to begin studying the impact on taxpayers, as well as the impact on the environment and on municipal transportation.

Zimet nominated Marx, noting that, although she did not support his bid two years ago, once they began working together she was amazed by his work ethic, his respect for the Town Board, for the residents and how he ended up «doing much more than he signed up for, as we combined Buildings and Grounds with our Highway Department — at great savings to the taxpayers, but much more work for Chris, which he never complained about.

Deputy County Executive Bill Fisher says this is a good year to start the program, because of the implications of the new federal tax bill, which doesn't allow taxpayers to deduct as much state and local taxes on their federal income taxes.

Mr Pickles has estimated that selling off some of these assets, or using them more efficiently, could save the taxpayer as much as # 35billion over ten years.

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«We're going to have a lot more affordable housing than we would have otherwise, and taxpayers are going to get a much better deal, because any time we subsidize a building, there will be affordable housing as part of that.»

However, we could have achieved much more — perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars more — if the Assembly Democrats had only been as willing to stand up for New York's taxpayers then as they claim to be now.

«In addition, we are saving taxpayer dollars by choosing to replace the landing pad instead of refurbishing the current pad, which is outdated and would cost twice as much to repair.»

«And as long as we have useful tools who purport to be Republicans, like Dean Skelos, Bob Turner, and a swath of other who are not willing to stand up for principles, but who would rather knuckle under to the most extreme demands of far - left Democrats, Public Service Unions and well - funded special interests in exchange for job security, and who could not lead a one - car funeral on an abandoned stretch of the Thruway, idiots like me — Andrew Cuomo — will continue to roll over the legislature, the taxpayers, the bondholders, and the rest of New York's victims with nary so much as an objection.»

The Empire Center's E.J. McMahon, whose group co-wrote the study with the Business Council of New York State's Public Policy Institute, says taxpayers may have saved as much as $ 7.6 billion since 2012.

A Syracuse.com analysis of 2016 IRS tax return data shows the threatened cut of itemized tax deductions may not hurt most Onondaga County taxpayers as much as you've been told by New York politicians.

The deal Gov. Paterson announced to save the beleaguered Off - Track - Betting Corp. includes a provision that could cost New York City taxpayers as much $ 200 million, Mayor...

It is not surprising that the party is seeking more taxpayer funding, especially as Coulson, Hilton, Bridges and Eustice are reportedly on huge six - figure salaries (much to the dismay of older members who struggle on their pensions).

They deserve a new contract just as much as other taxpayers of Erie County.

His cost - cutting, balanced - budget «taxpayer - first» record as county executive would have resonated with a restless electorate worried about the economy, deficit spending and too much government.

While I absolutely agree that too much of our taxpayers» money is spent on stuff that isn't making our schools better, I couldn't disagree more with what Peterson identifies as fat.

Despite lower operating costs, the online companies collect nearly as much taxpayer money in some states as brick - and - mortar charter schools.

It all depends on how much members of the public know and whether they are keeping in mind that the increment has to be covered by themselves as taxpayers.

Still, one thing's clear to me: it's screwy for federal taxpayers to spend 12 times as much on school turnarounds ($ 3 billion) as charter start - ups ($ 250 million) when the latter appear to be four times more likely to succeed than the former.

Notwithstanding this, the cost of charitable giving in functional terms is much greater as income diminishes, and so to reward the donations of lower - income taxpayers less than the donations of higher income taxpayers seems perverse.