Sentences with phrase «paid by tax dollars»

Thus we have within our midst some civil servants (paid by our tax dollars) who see the world as how it «should» work according to their particular political «suasions (they used to be called «Levellers» in old England).

Since the amount of damages paid by a city or county will be paid by tax dollars, government entities get special consideration under the law (meaning their liability is capped).

The barbaric cruelty to the innocent dogs is deplorable; there may be unseen dire consequences for persons paid by tax dollars, as our funds are siphoned to fund the shelters; while the P.M. owners are making huge profits from their operations.

Fort Bragg was paid by tax dollars and if they are not breaking any laws then they should be allowed to have a concert there.

Not exact matches

If, for example, you pay Tom $ 2,000 per month and let him get his own health insurance, he would have to pay for the health insurance with dollars shrunken by a tax bite.

In this case, you can minimize your tax bill and have more after - tax dollars by converting and paying the tax now vs. later.

I've heard that the old Medical Savings Account has been replaced by a new, expanded version that allows employers to assist their employees in accumulating tax - free dollars that these employees can use to pay for certain qualified medical expenses.

«The stock options held by the highest paid 100 CEOs in 2013 represent a tax break worth half a billion dollars.»

20 % tax paid on $ 10,000 principal now that yields $ 100,000 of compound returns by retirement is far cheaper than getting tax free dollars now to invest only to pay 20 % on $ 100,000 10 years from now.

Receiving wages from an employer in a virtual currency is like being paid in dollars: It is taxable to the employee, must be reported by the employer on a Form W - 2 and is subject to federal income tax withholding, according to Wolters Kluwer.

As long as the homeowners meet the criteria set by the IRS, the full amount of the mortgage interest paid during the tax year, within the dollar limit, can be deducted.

An advantage of the 401k over a Roth IRA is that your contributions are tax deferred which means your taxable income is reduced by every dollar that's paid into the 401k.

Likewise, in dollar terms New Hampshire's property taxes also rank among the top three: the median property tax paid by homeowners in New Hampshire is $ 4,927.

The tax break for an average double - income family comes up short by several hundred dollars compared to the $ 1,128 more per year that same family will pay under the HST, according to Statistics Canada.

(1) Churches on base of all religions are funded by the government... yes, your tax dollars are paying for me to be able to enjoy whichever religious service of the 10 denominations that my small base has (not Fort Bragg)... and if I want to be Christian one day, switch to Muslim another, or Jewish another then your tax dollars are still going to pay for me to have freedom of choosing my religion on base.

As a Catholic I do not stand by President Obama and push to have contraceptives and morning after pills distributed through private and religious based health care providers like their simple sweet jelly beans, especially when they must be paid for with tax dollars.

And I am sure it is paid for by my hard work and tax dollars...

Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.

Sad when people want lies like a «young earth» and that «evolution is a myth» or that «some god caused» the big bang taught to their children in their schools, paid for by their tax dollars.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

Do a little research, All those services «provided» by religions, catholic and otherwise, are paid for by secular tax dollars.

Of course «our» tax dollars and the welfare and he got college degree pay by us too everything free, but my kids pay student loans to go to college how sad the criminals get help and honest people don't, my kids work hard babysitting, delivering newspapers, washing cars, packing groceries, cutting grass oh that make me so proud of my kids!

If you want god in your children's classroom, send them to a school run by a religious organization... public tax dollars should not be covering the teaching of god in any form, unless the church wants to start paying taxes.

So sad that you don't see the difference between a billboard posted next to a highway — paid for by private funds — and religious dogma and prayer being forced on citizens and paid for by tax dollars.

But those that pay the extra premium are still paying it to a plan that is subsidized by the federal government using MY tax dollars.

Two hotly debated «pass the pool» referendum measures were sunk in 1997 by voters who did not want higher property taxes to pay for a proposed multimillion - dollar family aquatic center on Park District land at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road.

A healthy baby saves state tax dollars: for every $ 1 spent on preventing an unhealthy birth, $ 6 is saved in neonatal intensive care costs, recurrent hospital and medical expenses paid by Medicaid, exceptional and remedial education, child abuse and neglect investigations, and disability and dependency costs.

By increasing spending with no way to pay for it, Democrats have created an unbalanced budget that includes no relief for property taxpayers and continues to cut the STAR property tax relief program by millions of dollarBy increasing spending with no way to pay for it, Democrats have created an unbalanced budget that includes no relief for property taxpayers and continues to cut the STAR property tax relief program by millions of dollarby millions of dollars.

I don't see any drawbacks as long as your vote is weighted by the taxes you paid as a PERCENTAGE of your income, not whole dollar amounts.

The difference being that the shareholders (tax payers) votes would be weighted by how many shares (tax dollars) they paid into the company (federal government).

New York's multi-billion dollar Medicaid program is paid for by state, county and federal taxes.

«We can raise hundreds of billions of dollars by closing corporate tax loopholes and assuring that the rich pay their fair share, so that big corporations and the wealthy take responsibility for contributing to building strong communities,» the party's draft platform says.

Of Republican Gov. George Pataki, Levy said in debate: «The governor is raising taxes by billions of dollars, taxing everything that moves, taxing everything and everyone — except those who can most afford to pay.»

I rather like it when those who enter office, whether elected or appointed, announce themselves in advance by a) a long and arduous record, b) predictably constrained staff who will be paid by OUR tax dollars to pursue their pet projects, thus opening themselves up to stark exposure on countless occasions yet to unfold, and c) who must thus become leaden weights on the presumed «We'll get this done» crippled legs of those who make bold to hire them.

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.

The tax, much reviled on Long Island, has been subsidizing the regional transit network by taking 34 cents for every $ 100 dollars businesses and governments pay in salaries.

The actual budget for each member varies, because it is based on actual expenses, but generally this is just a line item paid by the treasury from tax dollars.

Newsday has reported that Mehta secured the position, which paid $ 79,000 a year, despite a checkered financial past that includes a home foreclosure, two bankruptcy filings, a tax lien and lawsuits against him by creditors who allege that he owes thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.

Joseph Pacher said local communities also would lose tax dollars now paid by the plants if they were to close.

The remainder will be paid by New York City, federal tax dollars and tolls and fares and debts incurred by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Higgins said he is open to seeking funding in the pending federal transportation bill, but he also pointed out the authority receives millions of dollars annually through the federal gas tax paid by motorists.

Another concern: To maximize state savings, agencies may overlook people in jobs that are paid for by federal rather than New York tax dollars.

The plan, as described by Roberts would allow municipalities to pay this year's Safety Net expenses by giving up a portion of the revenue they receive each year from county sales taxes in a dollar - for - dollar exchange.

In Rensselaer County, 89 cents of every tax dollar collected by the county goes to pay for state - mandated programs, according to Jimino.

Cuomo said it would finance middle - class tax cuts approved by the governor and state Legislature last year and help pay for a billion - dollar increase in school aid.

Cuomo says it would finance middle class tax cuts approved by the governor and legislature last year, and to help pay for a billion dollar increase in school aid.

It would truly be a tragedy to see this opportunity pass our community by and see local tax dollars continue to be siphoned off into other communities to pay for addiction treatment for our own residents, neighbors, friends and family members.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. 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.

Legal and ethics experts who helped draft the 1988 Suffolk ethics law say this requires Levy to report West's work for county vendors - businesses selected by the county for work paid with tax dollars.

Cuomo didn't offer more details about the plan, which would rely on existing federal and state financial aid programs, while adding $ 163 million in state tax dollars for Excelsior Scholarships that pay for tuition costs not covered by the traditional aid programs.