Sentences with phrase «of economic fairness»

Speaking of economic fairness and social equity doesn't work effectively if the message is understood by the middle class as a message about the poor, about other people.

Using this new framework, policy makers can now examine this topic in a more analytical manner and develop guidelines based on fundamental principles of economic fairness rather than arbitrary limits.

The increase to $ 8.50 per hour offers a basic measure of economic fairness, supporters say, while critics contend it will hurt small - business operators and discourage hiring.

De Blasio campaigned on the promise of economic fairness, to be achieved, most conspicuously, by taxing rich New Yorkers to pay for universal pre-Kindergarten education.

Not exact matches

The reason fairness would require that this ratio be equal to one is that, as argued by the Italian economist Luigi Pasinetti in his 1981 book, Structural Change and Economic Growth: A Theoretical Essay on the Dynamics of the Wealth of Nations, a fair interest rate is such that the purchasing power of one hour of labour stays constant through time even when its monetary equivalent is lent or borrowed.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a summary of issues associated with country - by - country reporting by taxpayers responding to a particular aspect of a joint G20 / OCED project investigating the fairness and integrity of global tax systems.

Some worry about fairness, and the implications of the concentration of economic power.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson, an economics and business professor at the Haas School at the University of Berkeley, told a panel at the 2016 World Economic Forum that the gender parity debate is wrongly focused on fairness.

Just as Ronald Reagan's landmark 1986 bipartisan tax reform increased simplicity, fairness and economic efficiency by broadening the tax base and reducing rates, today reform of the system has the potential to help American families and the economy.

Specific policies include encouraging job creation and innovation in the new energy economy; improving the fairness of employment standards (including re-establishing the National Minimum Wage; reversing «tax giveaways» to corporations; introducing and maintaining balanced budgets; protecting Canadians from «price gouging» by businesses; implementing income stabilization programs for farmers; promoting long - term economic and environmental sustainability of marine and forestry resources; and re-investing in education, skills training and apprenticeships to help Canadians succeed in the economy.

«On International Workers» Day this year, lets renew our commitment to push for positive change that will benefit all workers,» says Patrick Colford, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, «With this year being an election year, we need to make sure that our elected representatives are accountable for improving fairness and making sure that economic prosperity benefits everyone.»

That the Government of Canada undertake an independent comprehensive review of Canada's tax system with the goal of reducing complexity, ensuring economic competitiveness, and enhancing overall fairness.

And we're seeing just how important this duty is: Recent electoral outcomes in the U.S. and Europe underline that, while perceived economic fairness is not an exclusive determinant of political temperament, it certainly does count.

The economic theory based on Homo economicus has no place in for any notion of fairness or justice.

Therefore, the entreaty of Latin America is for liberation from cultural domination, economic exploitation, military regression, social marginalization and political imperialism; it is an appeal for fairness in international trade and the establishment of a social order that promotes human dignity, respects democratic institutions and guarantees an equitable distribution of wealth.

He adds a pretty strong moral argument for the right and justice of liberty, including in the economic realm, i.e., no Obama «fairness.»

Similarly the idea of fairness or justice plays no role in economic theory.

Now, before some of you exhibit the republican knee - jerk effect (and in all fairness the dems have their own version), exclaiming how I blow the things out of proportion, or that equating economic sanctions with abortion is not only wrong, but evil, or how easy it is to just play the race card, remember this: You do not serve a political party, but God.

Those who truly believe in God tend to take more of an interest in social and economic fairness than those who do not.

The newspaper reports that «a majority of every single major segment of the population is turned off by politics, the fairness of the economic system, and the role accorded the individual in society.»

Today, it finds its most vital expression in social and economic fairness, concern for others and the vigorous defence of human rights.

Organic farming principles include the use of no chemicals in production and fairness to all workers, while fair trade standards ensure just payment to owners and workers, as well as the appropriate use of funds for supportive social, economic and environmental projects.

Nevertheless, in the long run, despite the Tories success in framing the ideological narrative in terms of spending cuts, reducing the deficit and cleaning up New Labour's economic mess, the ideological terrain of fairness, excessive bonuses and inequality is Labour's ground.

Therefore, I call on Congress to immediately redefine this debate recognizing border concerns, while also addressing the issues of fairness and economic stability.»

Some of our economists have been mainly concerned with the fairness of the distribution pattern in the country, while others have been concerned with the fairness of the distributive pattern by which the pattern has come about.Many bases have been advanced for judging the fairness of distributive patterns and of claims for particular changes in them.This and many other simple normal economic trends are what we must concern ourselves with this 21st century.

This approach has a big weakness: critics will see in this outspoken attack on the Labour party a natural willingness of the Lib Dems to lean towards the credibility of their economic strategy over fairness.

«If we want to build a brighter economic future, if we want to enhance the vibrancy of our economy, and if want to deliver local, community - level wealth creation, then we need to ensure fairness,» Stringer said.

Yet, after 13 years of a Labour government, levels of inequality are higher than before it came to office, and there appears to be little recognition that, for reasons of both fairness and sustainability, we need to abandon the idea of pursuing ever greater, unrestrained economic growth.

The mayor largely shirked questions about the gubernatorial race, but did comment on what he believed to be important issues for New Yorkers, including economic fairness, «ensuring people have a decent standard of living» and other progressive - leaning ideas.

I hope that resident leftie might share my view that out of the ashes of our present economic mess there could rise a Phoenix in the shape of a new order, based on fairness.

«As a county legislator, I will work to ensure fairness in economic development and to unify residents in all parts of the district so that we can enjoy our fair share of our city's newfound renaissance,» she said.

Or, to put it in a different way, principles of fairness and equality can not only be reached, or understood, through an economic prism, but are rather much more nuanced than this.

John McDonnell will argue that after seven years of Tory economic mismanagement the Chancellor must change course next week, by abandoning his planned tax giveaways to a wealthy few and instead bringing greater fairness into the tax system.

Thus, the most pressing and overwhelming challenge facing the next Labour leader and shadow chancellor will be in devising a compelling economic narrative of progressive fiscal responsibility, whilst resolutely holding on to our core principles of self - improvement, fairness and equality of opportunity.

At a campaign event in Thornden Park in Syracuse, Kingson promised to focus the election on «the principles of dignity, economic security and mobility, fairness and accountability.»

While middle and working class Americans have been devastated by Great Recession, the wealthiest have done just fine, while their tax burden remains the lowest it's been in over 40 years.The last few months have seen the emergence of a counter-narrative which focuses attention on economic inequality and a tax system in New York State out of kilter with notions of fairness and equality.

The legislation was passed as part of the 2016 - 17 state budget and marks a major accomplishment in the Governor's efforts to restore economic justice and fairness to working families in New York State.

He called on the party to «reconceive our notion of fairness» and to «build our own story of political economy that embraces neither the masochism of George Osborne nor a denial of economic reality».

Stand with Howie next week and show your support for a political vision that prioritizes the needs of people and planet and economic justice and fairness.

The Pontypridd MP told the Guardian: «I was more than frustrated: I was furious that we were sitting there with a Tory Government that has imposed swingeing cuts on public services, on tax credits, on universal credit, that have smashed women and public sector workers the length and breadth of Britain, and we are taking lectures from them about social justice and economic fairness.

While we have criticized some of the specific recommendations of the Governor Cuomo's other tax advisory commission, the Tax Reform and Fairness Commission, chaired by investment banker Peter Solomon and former Comptroller McCall, that Commission's report shows that it is possible to implement tax cuts that make sense from a tax fairness and / or an economic competitiveness perspective without reducing revenue.

Those have not been a model of strategic consistency... We need a clearer and more consistent economic mission from Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street — and at the heart of that mission must be a much greater sense of fairness.»

ITEP describes its mission as striving to «keep policymakers and the public informed of the effects of current and proposed tax policies on tax fairness, government budgets and sound economic policy.»

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, a Democrat who is exploring a run for governor, said Malloy delivered a «strong speech» focused on an agenda of «basic economic fairness and basic fairness in general» that he believed resonated across Connecticut.

The work undertaken by trade unions in raising the skills and ed - ucational achievements of the workforce, creating equality and diversity — which the CBI and the TUC agree increases productivity and profit — and looking beyond short - termism to create a genuinely sustainable economic vision is central to our economic recovery; as is a sense of cohesiveness that has nothing to do with the «Big Society» and everything to do with fairness, both in the workplace and outside it.

But there's one thing that, in all fairness, hasn't gone up: The ability of those at the bottom of the economic ladder to pay for those essential needs.»

He echoed traditional Democratic themes about union rights and economic fairness, but took a more conservative position on the hot - button issue of guns.

We are proud to join this broad coalition of New Yorkers who are standing up for fairness as we try to make it through these challenging economic times.

To shed light on this, our Sunday Times poll explored attitudes to the two big themes of the economic contest among the three main parties: fairness and economic competence.

The $ 15 minimum wage legislation was passed as part of the 2016 - 17 state budget, as part of efforts to restore economic justice and fairness to working families in New York State.