Sentences with phrase «poor economic state»

We also know that the MLBPA technically did something to hold the billionaire owners to their share of the responsibility for baseball's poor economic state for the players.

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Obviously, besides immediately abandoning its propaganda campaign, the Chinese government should reassure the global business community with concrete, honest, realistic, and market - based solutions that address the underlying pathologies of China's poor economic performance: massive debt, endemic overcapacity, and an economic system that channels low - cost capital into inefficient state - owned enterprises at the expense of private entrepreneurs and consumers.

The Pope plans to hire a top global accounting firm to look over the Church's finances, and he's set up a «Working - Party for the Economic Future,» composed of some of the top Vatican bodies, in order to create a plan for the city - state to free up more money for helping the poor, according to Bloomberg.

When compared to United States» dollar, which has improved in value over the same time period, it might appear to some that Canada is in poor economic shape.

Pope Francis» main economic message is exactly in line with Pope Benedict and Pope JPII — all have stated in various ways that unbalanced Corporate Financial interests, and the idolatry of money negatively impacts families and takes advantage of the poor and also the working class.

For them, the only structural element of political - economic life relevant to the plight of the black poor is the negative role of the state and the positive role of the market.

So, what we are seeing is that a range of economic, cultural, and civic changes in American life have all conspired to weaken marriage in poor and working - class communities across the United States.

Today the State is closing down the state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic grState is closing down the state primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic grstate primary schools for the poor, and they are not interested in aiding private agencies to conduct such schools, because they see it as a costly exercise in social welfare which reduces money for investment in hi - tech development aimed at economic growth.

He has been sculpted from the spare rib of a world laid to waste by America's foreign policy: its gunboat diplomacy, its nuclear arsenal, its vulgarly stated policy of «full - spectrum dominance,» its chilling disregard for non-American lives, its barbarous military interventions, its support for despotic and dictatorial regimes, its merciless economic agenda that has munched through the economies of poor countries like a cloud of locusts.

There was one Democrat today that Cuomo lavished praise on today: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., whom the governor hailed as a champion of economic revitalization in one of the state's poorest provinces.

This tax reform plan hurts the country's poor, working and middle - class families and will have a devastatingly negative economic impact on the twelve states targeted by Washington.»

The party will then face many of the same challenges as the current government: an ageing population; straining public services; high migration from poorer EU states; persistent inequality; and the economic and fiscal overhang of the worst crisis for 80 years.

His statement, apparently referencing the Ku Klux Klan, also applauded Bronx state Sen. Jeff Klein and others who «stand for educational choice and support Charter funding that leads to economic mobility and opportunity for poor knack (sp.) kids.»

He sounded themes he focused on during his campaign; a poor economic outlook for much of the state, Albany corruption and high property taxes among them.

For example, the UK could propose limiting the EU's structural funds to its poorest member states — a decision that would not only reduce the budget but also make economic sense for Germany, the UK and Europe as a whole.

I see many more of my Latino economic refugees coming and we are saving the state we are the future just like the prosperous state of California unlike poor West Virginia.

But the Republican has been running an aggressive race against Mr. Cuomo, accusing him of corrupting the state and driving residents away with poor economic policies.

But it is increasingly clear that these traditions are being abandoned by Clegg as he goes along with damaging cuts in public spending undermining economic growth, tax rises hitting the poorest hardest, and a clear threat to the universal welfare state.

Rather than place blame and point fingers, New York State will help prepare residents for future jobs and promote economic growth while aiding middle class and poor New Yorkers, the governor said.

Proponents say the industry would bring billions of dollars in economic development to the state's poorest region.

She also said support is growing among the Republican conference, even among members who doubt the medical benefits of the drug but see legalization as an opportunity for economic growth in the state's poorer regions.

That the meeting notes with dismay the poor state of the national economy and feel terribly sad that the current ruling party has not demonstrated the capacity to contain the economic challenges with attendant dwindling fortunes that has reversed almost all the economic gains recorded under the PDP.

A majority of Senate Republicans are opposed to Savino's Compassionate Care act, although Savino said support is growing among the 29 GOP members, particularly among lawmakers who see legalization as a potential opportunity for economic growth in the state's poorest areas.

It is time for our state government to honor King by committing to realize his dreams of justice, particularly the Economic Bill of Rights that he called for in his last campaign, the Poor People's Campaign of 1968.

Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Edo, Kwara, Enugu, Kano and Delta States... Poor IGR States: Bauchi, Yobe, Borno, Kebbi and Katsina States The Economic Confidential has released its Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) which shows...

Economic Development Committee discusses bringing state awards to Rockland BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — In response to poor performance in the county's running for the Mid-Hudson Economic Development Awards, the County Legislature's Economic Development Committee invited Rockland Business Association president Al Samuels to discussed shortcomings in the county's efforts to draw large business projects -LSB-...]

Groups involved in the Convergence include the Green Shadow Cabinet, Organic Consumer Association, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, PopularResistance.org, System Change Not Climate Change, Alliance for Global Justice, Workers United, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, and many state Green Parties.

Meanwhile, state responses to the economic crisis are privileging private capital at the expense of citizens, and accordingly people around the world have risen up to resist poor governance, inequality and corruption, and to demand a change in the circumstances in which they live.

In fact, the economic output that is lost because of poor education policies and practices leaves many countries in what amounts to a permanent state of economic recession — and one that can be larger and deeper than the one that resulted from the financial crisis at the beginning of the millennium, out of which many countries are still struggling to climb.

While the short - term economic outlook for the United States is relatively good, the report says, worsening, long - term social problems such as poor - performing schools continue to trouble the nation.

The candidate said she opposes charter schools because of the state's poor economic climate, even though she supported a charter - school initiative four years ago.

«Obviously, a child considered poor in the United States may be regarded as relatively wealthy in another country,» he wrote, «but the fact that the perceived problem of socio - economic disadvantage among students is so much greater in the United States — and in France too — than the actual backgrounds of students also suggests that what school principals in some countries consider to be social disadvantage would not be considered such in others.»

An economic development tool used in Illinois is hiding the rising value of some taxable property, skewing the state funding formula for schools and depriving poor districts their fare share of funding.

«Poor education policies and practices leave many countries in what amounts to a permanent state of economic recession,» says the report.

Among those failings were the poor quality of content standards and assessments and the variability in content expectations and proficiency targets across states, as well as concerns related to the economic competitiveness of the nation's future workforce.

Economic Equity: The United States and China demonstrate the greatest gaps between rich and poor.

Since school districts are dependent primarily on local property taxes and often have a depressed economic base, this investment helped the Institute demonstrate how important it is for the legislature to increase funding to poor, rural schools in the state.

The situation is more dismal when we consider that several of the countries ranked lower than the United States are not direct economic peers; in fact, they are much poorer nations such as Chile, Mexico, and Turkey.

By allowing states to ditch racial, ethnic, and economic subgroup categories and replace them with a super-subgroup subterfuge that commingles poor and minority students into one, the administration is making it difficult for families, especially black, Latino, and Asian families who are joining the middle class for the first time and moving into suburbia — to get the information they need to make smart decisions for their kids, and impede them from helping to advance systemic reform.

Thanks to McDonnell's poor leadership on the education front, the state continually abrogates its responsibility to help every child get the learning they need to be the future taxpayers and economic players the Dominion State (and the nation) needs in an increasingly knowledge - based fustate continually abrogates its responsibility to help every child get the learning they need to be the future taxpayers and economic players the Dominion State (and the nation) needs in an increasingly knowledge - based fuState (and the nation) needs in an increasingly knowledge - based future.

At the meeting, former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright proposed an intermediate step through which rich countries could help speed the progress of poorer ones, creating new ways citizens can serve overseas to help foster freedom, economic development, and improve lives.

Used by state lawmakers across America since 2008, Rich States, Poor States: ALEC - Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, is authored by White House Advisor and economist Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, White House Advisor and Economist Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams, Vice President of the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal Restate lawmakers across America since 2008, Rich States, Poor States: ALEC - Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, is authored by White House Advisor and economist Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, White House Advisor and Economist Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams, Vice President of the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal ReState Economic Competitiveness Index, is authored by White House Advisor and economist Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, White House Advisor and Economist Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams, Vice President of the American Legislative Exchange Council Center for State Fiscal ReState Fiscal Reform.

Although oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform site may in fact be creating the greatest environmental and economic harm in U.S. history so far, there is new evidence that another looming environmental problem is likely to produce far worse environmental and economic impacts not only for the United States but particularly for some of the poorest people around the world.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will promote greater economic, social, legal, and political empowerment of poor rural women in Nepal, particularly those from ethnic minorities and lower castes, through a $ 10 million loan approved today, states a press release issued here today.

For instance, if the the US not only has economic interests in the climate change policies in political debate but also obligations and duties to poor vulnerable nations to not cause them great harm from US ghg emissions, the United States may not justify failure to act to reduce its ghg emissions on the basis of economic cost to the US.

«Action to mitigate global climate change,» the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has declared in a statement, «must be built upon a foundation of social and economic justice that does not put the poor at greater risk or place disproportionate and unfair burdens on developing nations.»

When we look at the present state of the world it is incontestable that pollution is also horrendous in many of the poorest countries with the lowest levels of political and economic freedom.

Environmentalists can rail against consumption and counsel sacrifice all they want, but neither poor countries like China nor rich countries like the United States are going to dramatically reduce their emissions if doing so slows economic growth.

A spokesperson from Liberia stressed the acute economic challenge that a poor development country faces in balancing a long - term forest conservation vision with short - term demands for the state to provide the most basic human needs.

On one level the Cuomo plan seems like a decent compromise (presuming you assume a complete ban is off the table), appealing both to environmental sense (the areas were reportedly selected to minimize risk of groundwater contamination), local control (the towns can opt out part), as well as economic justice (the areas where fracking would be allowed are some of the poorest rural areas of the state).