Sentences with phrase «of taxpayer money by»

3) BSL is such a huge waste of taxpayer money by spending animal control resources, kenneling spaces, and legal services time defending the law by focusing so many resource on dogs that WERE NOT A PROBLEM.

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Under this hypothetical policy, governments transfer money directly to taxpayers to encourage spending, a handout funded by issuing bonds with a coupon of zero and no maturity date, which central banks buy.

Rudd's $ 43bn fast web gamble The global recession has forced Kevin Rudd to scrap plans for a high - speed national broadband network funded by the private sector and wager at least $ 21.9 billion of taxpayers» money to fund his election pledge to bring internet speeds into the 21st century.

Lord Turner, the former head of UK banking watchdog, has sparked controversy by warning taxpayer money will still need to be used to fund bank bailouts across Europe.

Years later, in 2001, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft chose Feinberg to determine payouts of $ 7.1 billion in taxpayer money set aside by Congress for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Two members of Congress on Wednesday accused big drugmaker Mylan of «bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars» by underpaying Medicaid in rebates owed on sales of the lifesaving device, as they vowed to recoup that money.

He says the New Jersey bank would «take money out of Wall Street and put it to work for New Jersey — creating jobs and growing the economy [by] using state deposits to finance local investments... and... support billions of dollars of critical investments in infrastructure, small businesses, and student loans — saving our residents money and returning all profits to the taxpayers.»

The use of taxpayer money has also been declared illegal by international courts and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

5) When the banks, flush with the huge profits stemming from the carry - trade opportunities provided by many years of limitless access to near - zero - cost short - term credit, pay back the TARP money with a smidgen of interest, declare the whole exercise to be a resounding success for taxpayers and the economy.

Alison Flores, principal tax research analyst at the Tax Institute at H&R Block, said some taxpayers will want to adjust the amount of money that's being withheld by their employers by updating their W - 4 forms.

The effect of financing these expenditures by bonds rather than taxation or by printing money resulted from creating a flow of payments from taxpayers to creditors.

This is a pure advocacy article written by someone in a PR shop defending the allocation of taxpayer money to a hedge fund that doesn't need the money.

On a final note, by implementing $ 1 / month abortions, [11] Obamacare has upended longstanding law prohibiting the use of taxpayer money for abortions, [12] by requiring that taxpayers fund abortions through private pay insurance.

The last time we put a president in the White House, and he supposedly heard God speak to him, we got attacked by terrorists, we got floods, we got into two trillion dollar wars, the bottom of our economy fell, jobs left our country in droves, and started handing out taxpayers money to banks and businesses like they were growing on trees.

For one, the price of conventional food is artificially lowered by production - oriented subsidies drawn from taxpayer money.

Plans filed by the Hollywood Park Land Co. — a development group that includes St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke — call for a stadium that would be built with probably more than $ 1 billion in private money, but which would eventually recoup tens of millions from Inglewood taxpayers once it opens.

So are those fine people of that Charlton Athletic Fans Trust and their friends in the media telling us that basically no Olympic Stadium that was built with taxpayers money can be used by a professional football club ever?

There are growing calls for public inquiry by fans of other football clubs into the decision by Boris Johnson to let the Hammers rent the stadium built by taxpayers» money for the 2012 Olympics, an occasion of great British national celebration.

The Prospect Heights Park District and School District 23 entered into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement to save the taxpayers money by sharing the use of properties owned by District 23 and the Prospect Heights Park District in a manner that the facilities may be utilized to their fullest capacity.

The debt service on the bonds is to be paid with fees from boaters and any delay would result in loss of revenues from that source, which Park District officials said would have to be made up by taxpayer money.

But residents say they are upset about why Woodridge Elementary School District 68 chose to sell the land at a sealed bid when the park district asked the school district to consider selling it by another method so they could participate without risk of overbidding with the taxpayers «money.

ORLAND HILLS — A decision by Orland Park to appeal a court ruling allowing Orland Hills to annex land both towns want has been called «a waste of taxpayers money» by the head of Orland Hills» finance committee.

Hi Amy - I wish I could offer free services, but my small business is not supported by taxpayers or grant money of any kind.

The case against the park district, brought in a civil action filed last May by the Cook County state's attorney's office, alleges that park district officials improperly took office in the Southwest suburb, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

Since announcing her run for Congress, Maggie Brooks has been saddled with an ongoing corruption investigation that includes questions regarding Brooks» husband and the possible misuse of $ 224 million dollars in taxpayer money, and has been dogged by her unwillingness to address the issues, ineffective leadership, and her record of increasing County taxes, fees and debt.

Right - minded people are becoming increasingly and rightfully disgusted at the amount of taxpayers» money being spent on government «initiatives» run by companies like A4E and the disgusting practices used by ATOS.

Still, this week it has emerged that under existing parliamentary rules they can spend hundreds of pounds of taxpayers» money simply by tabling an increasingly obscure bit of parliamentary procedure.

But he said the gist of the call was that Cuomo had created a commission to investigate public corruption by elected officials, and made specific mention of Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, alleging she has bilked taxpayers out of more money than «some of us take home in a year.»

Backed by $ 750 million in taxpayer money, the nearly $ 1 billion Solar City factory is the centerpiece Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development initiative and meant to be a beacon of hope for an economically depressed city.

But the Chairman of Parliament's Finance Committee said he is unaware of any decision by the government to use taxpayers» money to pay the debts.

Transparency is the key to driving taxes down by exposing stealth taxes and leaving more money in the pockets of taxpayers, where it belongs.

Maude began and ended quite touchy - feely, but the meat of the piece fairly accurately represented what you might expect a Tory platform on the third sector to look like: we need a «rehabilitation revolution'to tackle unprecedented levels of reoffending, fuelled by addiction, illiteracy and family breakdown; the state consistently fails to get those who have never worked, lone parents, and those on incapacity benefit back to work; charities should be paid by results; and the third sector is means of saving taxpayer money and delivering services more efficiently and effectively.

A bill introduced Thursday night by Sen. Simcha Felder would change the state's tax law in order to address the federal tax overhaul that caps the amount of money taxpayers can deduct in state and local taxes at $ 10,000.

We've got to stop problems caused by risk - taking here in the City of London spilling onto our high streets and putting taxpayers» money at risk.

Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little - known congressional account to pay an accuser, people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

We have committed nearly # 1.5 bn of taxpayers» money to go to Arts Council England (ACE) over the next four years, with the budget for funding arts organisations, ACE's core business, reduced by less than 15 per cent.

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.

But on Thursday, the New York Times revealed that Peralta, along with colleagues in the IDC, got thousands of dollars in taxpayer money from the state after GOP officials submitted fraudulent paperwork claiming they were the chair of committees that were actually led by Republican senators.

Some of the money was allocated by state Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D - Jamaica), who the AP said dispensed $ 30,000 in taxpayer dollars to the group in 2008.

Most of the new money would be paid by taxpayers who can no longer take advantage of former deductions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is investing $ 750 million of taxpayer funds and the hopes of a community desperate for an economic recovery in a company that is losing money, weathering two federal investigations and facing, by its own admission, an uncertain economic future.

Denerstein said the initiative would boost New York's sagging voter enrollment numbers and also save taxpayers money by streamlining the DMV's handling of voter registrations.

«Leading by example in making state buildings more energy efficient will save taxpayers money, create thousands of local jobs, and bolster New York's broader efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

«Not only would this action save the taxpayers money by reducing the number of State elections by half; it would also eliminate, in my opinion, some of the political nonsense that occurs in Albany.»

Backed by $ 750 million in taxpayer money, the nearly $ 1 billion factory is the centerpiece of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development initiative and meant to be a beacon of hope for an economically depressed city.

Schumer says he and other members of Congress are battling for the federal government to help local governments and taxpayers deal with aging water and sewer lines by making more money available.

It is important to note the the Constitutional Convention would be an exceptional waste of taxpayers» money, and it would escalate hyper - partisanship and reckless decision - making by delegates.

Dear Clarkstown Residents, In response to the Sparaco interview by «Our Town,» I have concluded that Frank Sparaco's unprofessional responses to the questions presented verifies that his selection to the part - time «Constituent Service Representative» position created by Wayne Ballard was an improper use of taxpayer money.

Nissan was convinced to stay in the UK with a promise of no tariffs or extra bureaucratic burdens on the car industry after Brexit, the business secretary has finally revealed, prompting fears that sector - by - sector deals could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money».

Reports on the Audit Service's website (www.ghaudit / org) show that by 2014, under President Mahama, over GH cents 5 billion of taxpayers» money spent could not be accounted for and nothing has been done by the Mahama Government to trace and retrieve these funds.»