Sentences with phrase «of federal tax dollars»

Ironically, a lump of our federal tax dollars are meant to be distributed to promote pedestrian safety on our streets.

«What's happening in West Seneca is unacceptable, but many of their costs stem from maintaining an aging and out of date infrastructure, and for that we need voices in Washington advocating a return on investment of our federal tax dollars.

Not exact matches

That can be tough to do when federal and state taxes are taking roughly 45 percent of every dollar.

Canada made its name in Hollywood as a low - cost location in the days of the 65 cents dollar, and since a federal film tax credit was instated in 1997, each province has been scrambling to stand apart.

For residents in 26 states and in D.C., the combination of state and federal taxes take at least one in five dollars they earn over the course of the year.

Once you take a pretax retirement account, such as a traditional IRA, and convert that account to a Roth IRA, you are subjecting your retirement dollars to both federal and state income taxes today in return for the promise of tax - free income during retirement.

Almost six in 10 adults (57 %) say they would be willing to pay one dollar more per week in taxes to increase federal funding for the scientific research into the causes and treatment of pain.

Between the Federal and State governments, 45 % of every dollar paid in dividends was given right back to the tax man.

«That being said, Mr. Trump has paid hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes, sales and excise taxes, real estate taxes, city taxes, state taxes, employee taxes and federal taxes, along with very substantial charitable contributions.»»

Weakness in the U.S. currency rather than factors on the Canadian side are likely to be the primary catalyst for a slide in USD / CAD, according to BMO's global head of foreign - exchange strategy Greg Anderson, who cited a market that's gotten ahead of itself with regard to Federal Reserve tightening and a tax proposal that's likely to be dollar negative.

In 1969, it came to the attention of the federal government and the public that there were 155 tax return filers with incomes of $ 200,000 — equivalent to an annual income of more than $ 1.3 million in today's dollars — who paid no federal income tax.

It authorized the creation of fiat money to the tune of nearly five million dollars a month, and it passed a 50 % increase in tax rates in the principal form of federal taxation, the tariff.

Assuming that each dollar contributed reduces federal taxable income, and that a reduction in federal taxable income correspondingly decreases state taxable income, we can determine the minimum credit percentage states should offer to incentivize participants as a function of the federal and state marginal tax rates.

Regardless of the approach taken, I agree with Blackman and Stark in that the ability of a state to capture federal tax dollars via creative state tax credit initiatives is almost certainly bad tax policy when viewed from the national perspective.

For instance, during the recent stimulus bill, Billions of dollars in federal tax dollars were diverted to states to cover budget shortfalls, which had the indirect effect of preventing municipalities from declaring bankruptcy.

You can add another $ 800 billion a year if you budget for future commitments, such as the future cost of pensions for our current standing military, so while the Defense appropriation is $ 640 billion, the actual cost to tax payers has been estimated at $ 1.7 trillion dollars each year — about 40 % of the annual Federal budget.

Remember — all your southern redneck states are net consumers of federal taxes — for every dollar they pay in taxes, they get a buttload more back in aid.

Of course the health care bill will end up funding abortions with federal tax dollars.

I am sick of my tax dollars going to relieve regular «disasters» that always seem to be concentrated in the we hate paying taxes and the federal government states of the old Confederacy.

Tax me less, spend less, and if you really feel compelled to keep a bit of pork in that fat Federal Belly... at least use my tax dollar too help supplement wounded veterans and / or assist wartime veterans in some of the things they need to re-integrate back into their country after serving Tax me less, spend less, and if you really feel compelled to keep a bit of pork in that fat Federal Belly... at least use my tax dollar too help supplement wounded veterans and / or assist wartime veterans in some of the things they need to re-integrate back into their country after serving tax dollar too help supplement wounded veterans and / or assist wartime veterans in some of the things they need to re-integrate back into their country after serving it.

No one with the requisite skill has done a revenue analysis of Gingrich's tax plan, but eyeballing the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the Perry Plan, I would be surprised if the Gingrich plan didn't reduce federal revenue by at least $ 3 trillion dollars over ten yeatax plan, but eyeballing the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the Perry Plan, I would be surprised if the Gingrich plan didn't reduce federal revenue by at least $ 3 trillion dollars over ten yeaTax Policy Center's analysis of the Perry Plan, I would be surprised if the Gingrich plan didn't reduce federal revenue by at least $ 3 trillion dollars over ten years.

Tranter began working at Friends of the Parks in 1980, around the time that the federal government sued the Chicago Park District for spending an unfair amount of tax dollars in powerful, white neighborhoods instead of minority communities, she said.

2001 FRAC helps lead anti-poverty and anti-hunger groups in obtaining tens of billions of dollars in refundable tax credits for low - income working families with children in federal tax legislation.

Let's leave aside the contentious question of whether federal tax dollars should be used to fund arts / entertainment.

As residents in high - tax states brace for bigger tax bills under the recently passed federal tax overhaul, a New Jersey congressman is pushing local governments to adopt a strategy that could save homeowners thousands of dollars.

Loss of a few dollar's in SALT isn't going to make that happen so then why are federal taxes going up for anyone?

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand should expect to get a federal income tax cut worth thousands of dollars next year under the new Republican tax law, which they both fought and voted against, based on their 2017 tax returns.

Nassau district attorney investigators arrested Gerard Terry, a former North Hempstead Town Democratic Party leader, on April 12, 2016, who, public records show, amassed nearly $ 1.4 million in state and federal tax debts while receiving government jobs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Three school districts in Western New York will share hundreds of thousands of federal dollars, because Uncle Sam has land within their respective districts that can not be taxed.

WASHINGTON — New York's two Democratic senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, should each expect to get a federal income tax cut worth thousands of dollars next year under the new Republican tax law, which they both fought and voted against, according to projections based on their 2017 tax returns.

In November 2015, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted of 7 felony counts of federal corruption charges in a kick - back scheme where he gave $ 500,000 in state lump sum tax dollars to a physician who would refer patients to the Speaker's law firm where he would get referral fees.

LIHC provides a dollar - for - dollar reduction in federal income tax liability for project owners who develop rental housing that serves low - income households with incomes up to 60 % of area median income.

While New York sends more in tax dollars to Washington than we get back, over one - third, or $ 57 billion, of New York State's FY 2019 All Funds Budget is comprised of federal funds.

Private coverage, by contrast, can run hundreds of dollars a month, even with federal tax credits factored in, and often has steep deductibles.

And then (this part is new and part of Paladino's pre-primary media blitz), the focus turns to the «former liberal Congressman Rick Lazio,» who «voted for higher taxes and increased federal spending» and «took a $ 1.6 million bonus from a huge Wall Street bank getting a $ 25 billion - dollar taxpayer - financed bailout.

Instead of accepting reality, King Cuomo has decided to waste even more of our state tax dollars to steal your federal tax cuts.»

The elder Mr. Kushner built the family's real estate business into a multibillion - dollar empire of apartments and land until he was sent to federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign donations, many of them to Democratic candidates.

To raise revenues, Cuomo proposed requiring extending sales tax collections on online sales, imposing a surcharge on certain health insurers who received a windfall from federal tax cuts, tapping hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from lawsuit settlements and raising taxes «e-cigarettes» and taxing opioids (2 cents per milligram prescribed to go to anti-addiction programs).

The town's Democratic committee is looking for a successor to Gerard Terry, who resigned last week as party chairman after Newsday reported he had collected $ 1.4 million in federal and state tax debts while receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in public work.

Andrew Cuomo of New York, Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced Friday that they're talking to leaders of other states that stand to be hurt by the federal tax plan that's expected to cost taxpayers in their states billions of dollars.

If the US government does provide the same degree of federal funding does this mean that a territory is always costing more in tax dollars then provided, and if so what is the incentive for The US to take on territories?

Cuomo's idea to shift some state and local tax payments owed by individuals to a payroll tax paid by employers so many New Yorkers don't lose thousands of dollars under a new federal tax law is supported in concept by many tax policy experts.

Longtime Democratic operative Gerard Terry has stepped down as the attorney for the Roosevelt Public Library Board after Newsday reported that he collected nearly $ 1.4 million in federal and state tax debts while making hundreds of thousands of dollars in government jobs.

Now, a New York assemblyman from the Hudson Valley has written to the governor, opposing the use of state tax dollars to pay for sanctuary cities to litigate against the federal government or to replace withheld federal funding.

He added that the majority of the state's transportation dollars comes from the federal budget and from the gas tax which is 18.4 cent per gallon.

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — As residents in high - tax states brace for bigger tax bills under the recently passed federal tax overhaul, a New Jersey congressman is pushing local governments to adopt a strategy that could save homeowners thousands of dollars.

Congressman Brian Higgins said: «This project was a collaboration of federal, state, local and private investment along with the aid of over $ 4 dollars in Federal Low - Income Housing Tax cfederal, state, local and private investment along with the aid of over $ 4 dollars in Federal Low - Income Housing Tax cFederal Low - Income Housing Tax credits.

The state has a $ 4.4 billion dollar deficit, and there's uncertainty over the effects of the federal tax overhaul on the state's finances, as well as possible big funding cuts by President Trump and Congress.

Daniel Dromm, a Queens city councilman and the head of the council's Finance Committee, and New York City Independent Budget Office Director Ronnie Lowenstein, join «In Focus» Host Cheryl Wills to dig a little deeper into Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget plan and the programs that might be impacted by the federal tax bill and the possible loss of millions of dollars in state revenue.

Revenues from the ongoing Wall Street rally will be a «bright spot» heading into potentially difficult state budget talks complicated by the federal tax overhaul, but New York government leaders shouldn't count on stock market gains to cover a deficit projected to be in the billions of dollars, the state's top fiscal officer said Tuesday.