Sentences with phrase «of huge tax hikes»

As Comptroller, Liu audited property - tax rolls to determine why the values of some co-ops and condos shot up by as much as 147 percent, putting homeowners at risk of huge tax hikes.

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Hagel's nomination comes on the heels of a New Year's Day deal that averted economic calamity when lawmakers agreed to prevent huge tax hikes and government spending cuts.

He was also a liberal throwback completely unconcerned about, for example, the wisdom of hiking budget spending by 11 percent, as he did one year, or by enacting a package of tax increases so huge and costly it was called «The Big Ugly.»

Since the issues of rent control and property tax cap are tied together as a all or nothing quid pro quo, if the Senate Republicans rail to get behind that compromise deal the upstate Senate Republicans may not survive the voter wrath following the huge property tax hikes coming via local governments.

This is a huge tax hike on jobs, that will put many more people out of work and condemn the unemployed to continued joblessness.

«This half - baked compromise will still double the tax on millions of Americans and is a hollow sham that would hammer huge numbers of middle - class families from Elmira to Syracuse with a tax hike in order to pay for a tax cut to already - profitable giant corporations and the super-rich,» Schumer said.

A big part of the motivation then was the huge tax write off for heavy SUVs, combined with a short commute and weekly trips to go hiking with friends.