Sentences with phrase «opt out of the system»

Only by opting out of the system and appropriating the means of production for the common good can there be any hope in a Latin American society of accumulating the necessary wealth to permit rational development.

The moral transformation of the American political system was manifest during the Vietnam war when large numbers of youth despaired of influencing their government and opted out of the system instead.

I would rather see some middle class kids opt out of the system rather than continue the unsustainable business model which yeilds lousy food for all.

Vaccines wont work if a large number of folks just opt out of the system AND their responsability.

Because I think what we risk with the level of complication that has now been built into the system and the degree to which there isn't timely response when candidates add questions, that creates the threat of New Yorkers who maybe aren't billionaires but who could raise the $ 200,000 on their own of opting out of the system.

Walker had asked for the study to focus on the possibility of shifting to an optional defined contribution plan or allowing employees to opt out of the system all together.

And it can encourage people to plan for their pensions by making pension contributions automatic for everyone who does not explicitly opt out of the system.

I think it is impossible to completely opt out of the system, as in a globalized world, it is damned near impossible to buy 100 % of your disposable income purchases as well as necessities (food, laundry detergent, etc.) from completely moral, environmentally friendly companies with stellar track records for treating their employees right.

Public opinion favors reform, and parents opt out of the system through private schools and by homeschooling.

Since we have been working with schools for over a decade to promote healthy, engaged learning, we weren't surprised to see that many of the students in K - 12 schools in the US are disengaged — going through the motions of learning, «doing school,» or opting out of the system altogether.

Jindal's veto took into consideration that the public schools that choose to opt out of the system are likely to be independent charters, like the Algiers group, saying that such a bill would hurt charter schools» autonomy.

And even if they don't care about that, their readers do, and they will sell fewer copies if their readers opt out of the system.

Khalfani - Cox: Well, one of the things that I often talk to people about who are in that situation, who are typically underbanked or unbanked, who are credit invisibles is, you have to decide the type of life that you want to live, and it really boils down to this: you can opt out of the system if you want, you really can; go live someplace remotely, never need a mortgage for your house loan, never get a car loan, never use a credit card to rent an automobile if you're traveling or stuff like that.

Some people have opted out of the system though not only because they feel like, «Oh, I got myself into trouble.

When it does, it will let publishers opt out of the system, a spokesman said, though doing so might reduce how much of their content is seen by other Facebook users.

Not exact matches

After taking a lifetime's worth of burns over the Internet's most hated app, they ditched the five - star rating system and opted for an opt - out.

News emerged over the weekend that the two retailers had opted out of Apple Pay in favor of a rival system that roughly 50 chains, including Wal - Mart and Best Buy, are developing for in - house use.

Much of the criticism is rooted in the fact that CASL is fundamentally different from the U.S. system, as well as that used in Australia and New Zealand, which revolves around opt - out.

These folks either didn't know or didn't remember that these companies opted out of the city after a vote last May preventing them from operating with only their own background check systems in place.

Privacy advocates have pushed to create a «Do Not Track» system allowing consumers to opt out of such tracking.

«Based on organ donation data from the first full year of the opt - in system in Wales, the message for other UK jurisdictions tempted by the an opt - out system is - for the moment at least - leave well alone.»

These questions arise most obviously out of our situation of belonging to a social framework that has already opted for an economic system whose policies often have questionable implications for the poor within our own country and in other nations.

In opting out, the school system would miss out on about $ 900,000 in annual reimbursements from the federal government, said Christine Frole, District 214 director of food and nutrition.

Our best ever family decision: quitting school and jobs (Guardian, UK, 30-01-16)-- interesting insights from a family who decided to opt out of «the system» and travel instead.

And when the rest of us pack our kids lunch and opt out of the school meal system, we absolve ourselves of responsibility to make sure every kid in DC gets great food.

The clean water in system does use a bit more water than other tubs, so if you're working on water conservation, I might opt out of using this feature.

As for the end result of all of that enthusiasm, we already know the story: online fundraising allowed Barack Obama to opt out of the public campaign financing system and outspend John McCain by hundreds of millions of dollars in the general election.

In other words, Obama's decision to opt out of the public campaign financing system was THE decisive moment of the campaign, and his immense treasury the atomic bomb of this political war.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire, opted out of the public campaign financing system in his election campaigns, and spent his own money instead.

With the problems with the Pearson tests, the state's bogus VAM (value added measure), the setting of cut scores, and now the data being undermined by opt out no school district should have to pay the legal fees to try to fire someone under Cuomo's silly evaluation system!

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is calling on New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to stop intimidating New York parents and school districts with threats of pulling funding from schools with high percentages of students who opt out of grades 3 - 8 Common Core standardized tests — in essence, telling them to stop trying to «kill the messenger» for their introduction of a flawed system.

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation proposing to replace the current «opt - in» system of organ donation with the «soft opt - out» system, becoming the first part of the UK to do so.

BHA Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented, «The «soft system» of presumed consent which is being proposed in Wales accommodates the wishes of individuals and their family members who do not want to donate organs, while at the same time the opt - out system has the potential to profoundly benefit society as whole if it increases the availability of organs.

Under the current opt - in system, individuals must actively choose to join the organ donor register, whereas with a soft opt - out system organ donation is the default position, but relatives are asked if they are aware of any unregistered objection to the individual donating their organs.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the burgeoning movement to opt out students from state - administered tests shows «frustration» with the state's system of assessing students and evaluating teachers.

Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented, «We are thrilled that the Government has committed to supporting the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill, after proposing the introduction of an opt - out system last year.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the news, having long been a vocal supporter of the soft opt - out system.

One could argue that citizens who save on their own should be able to opt out of the government pension system.

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital earlier in the year opted out of an agreement it had with Unibank to provide a system for the collection of revenue, claiming that uniBank had not delivered to their satisfaction hence the decision to terminate their contract.

But they had their revenge on the governor, undermining the new evaluation system by convincing thousands of parents to have their kids opt out of the tests — and the union's accompanying advertising campaign inflicted real damage on Mr. Cuomo's approval ratings, forcing him to drop some of his harsher rhetoric and tactics on public school teachers.

Obama opted out of taking public funds during the September to November general election period, becoming the first candidate for president to opt out of public financing since the system was created in the 1970s.

The number of students opting out was 87,796 in 106 districts reporting out of a total 124 systems Islandwide.

If he prevails, government employees would essentially be able to completely opt out of paying any money to their unions, essentially establishing a right - to - work system in every bureaucracy.

Just before the March 31 budget deadline, when it became clear that lawmakers would approve a new evaluation system that relies more heavily on state exams, NYSUT joined the «opt out» push, arguing if enough students refuse the tests, they won't be statistically reliable for use as part of the rating system.

The four points were reportedly: an opt - out of «ever closer union»; an explicit statement that the EU is «multi-currency»; a «red card» system to allow a number of national parliaments to join together to reject legislation from Brussels; and a reorganised system for euro and non-euro nations, which has been read by some as giving the UK «associate status».

The Board of Regents is launching an investigation into the validity of a testing system that is linked to teacher evaluations, citing the need to rebuild public trust following yet another opt out wave of state testing in schools.

We helped shape the new «soft opt - out» system of organ donation in Wales when it was introduced, giving oral evidence to the Welsh Assembly Government Committee Inquiry that led to the change.

To kill the ratings system, the unions took aim at the tests themselves — with a vast fear - mongering campaign to convince parents to opt their kids out of the test.

Eighteen providers received nearly $ 210 million in funding, with six serving the North Country, including Frontier Communications, Hughes Network Systems, Mohawk Networks, Slic Network Solutions, TDS Telecom and Verizon, who had previously opted out of participating in the program.

The internal battle over whether the system of collective affiliation should switch from an opt - out system to an opt - in system is revealed in the wording of the Collins review.