Sentences with phrase «national income since»

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Since there's a lot of inequality within labor's share of national income, this development won't reduce inequality that much.

Since earlier last year, a rise in global commodity prices has provided a boost to our national income.

But since 2000, when the government last balanced its books, public sector debt has climbed from 28 % of national income to more than 86 %.

That's thanks not only to the end of the legal cloud that has hung over the WFP's head since the 2009 NYC elections; but also to the success of its longtime ally, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, and renewed national focus on its top agenda item: Bridging the income equality gap.

The chancellor announced a # 20 billion fiscal stimulus which will double the national debt, cut value - added tax for the first time since before 1997 and increased income tax to 45 per cent for those earning over # 150,000.

While income inequality as measured by the change in minimum wage relative to the change in national income improved (by 1.8 %) during the 2001 to 2008 period, it has seen a major decline since 2008, with the worst decline -LRB--5 %) occurring during John Mahama's tenure as President.

Fellow Tory MP Peter Bone is also critical of the Government's move since 2010 to protect and raise aid spending to the United Nations target of 0.7 per cent of national income.

Historically, since 1918, this seems to also be the case: as the top federal tax rate rises, the national share of income of the top 1 % falls, and vice versa..

The halving of alcohol - fuelled car crashes since the mid-1980s boosted US economic output by $ 20 billion, increased national income by $ 6.5 billion, and created 215,000 jobs in 2010, reveals an analysis of the economic impact of drink - driving, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.

The detrimental impact of smoking on national health systems and economies has been widely studied since the 1960s, but most of these studies have focused exclusively on high income countries, say the researchers.

And it's worked — national assessment results show huge gains for the country's low - performing, low - income, and minority children since the late 1990s, especially in the early grades, and especially in math.

Since 2006, Hidalgo has been part of the Early College High School Initiative, a national movement that minimizes obstacles for those traditionally underrepresented in higher education, like low - income students.

Since 2007 there has been a national decline in the number of school library / media centers and there are fewer library / media centers operating in high ‐ poverty schools than in wealthier schools, especially low income schools in the inner cities, where the number has dropped by five percentage points.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.

The results are that math scores on National Assessment of Educational Progress declined for the first time since 1990 and reading scores are flat or decreased, the achievement gaps based on race and income persist, teachers are demoralized, causing teacher shortages, and, most tragically of all, children are receiving an education which harms them.

Since per capita personal income in the country is now at about $ 42,693, we see that state A is considerably above the national average and State B is considerably below the national average.

Since the national organization is now admitting self - published authors (who meet a minimum income requirement for sales on a single title) into their Published Author Network, the chapter contests have relaxed their rules.

Since the average income of Bragg Creek is notability higher than the national average, we have included the MEDIAN annual gross income for this town.

Corporate profits in the final quarter of 2011 were $ 1.99 trillion dollars, which at 14.6 percent of national income is the largest profit share since the Department of Commerce started compiling quarterly data on the U.S. economy in 1947.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce has tracked the national personal savings rate since 1952, as part of its «National Income and Product Accounts» and «Flow of Funds» renational personal savings rate since 1952, as part of its «National Income and Product Accounts» and «Flow of Funds» reNational Income and Product Accounts» and «Flow of Funds» reporting.

Since 1969, the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center ® (NCLC ®) has worked for consumer justice and economic security for low - income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults, in the U.S. through its expertise in policy analysis and advocacy, publications, litigation, expert witness services, and training.

And since then our investments have steadily declined as a share of our national income.

Since the African Group represents 53 countries, the Group of Least Developed Countries represents 48, and there are a half - dozen more in the Alba block, it is not impossible that this shifting alliance can overcome the rich countries» power and the tendency of the four leading middle - income countries — Brazil, China, India and SA — to represent their own national interests.

This can be challenging for many, but members of a US firm can face additional personal cash flow pressures since they are typically paid gross (as opposed to net of income tax and national insurance contributions).

«The national family planning program has provided lifesaving preventive and primary care for low - income women since President Nixon signed it into law in 1970.

People at the top of the income ladder derive more income from stocks, which explains the drop in average income since the very wealthy account for a big chunk of all income and sinking stock prices brought down the national average income.