Sentences with phrase «social democrat policy»

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's long - term partner in Berkshire - Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B), usually offers a counter to Buffett's social democrat policy recommendations, such as higher progressive taxes.

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Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), has doubled down on social reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style excSocial Democrats (SPD), has doubled down on social reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style excsocial reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style exchange.

He said he was backing Clinton because Democrats» social policies, for example on marriage equality, resonated more with him than Republican ones.

VICTORIA — New Democrats are introducing a bill calling for the creation of a sustainable development board which would report to policy makers about key indicators of economic, environmental and social progress.

VICTORIA — After months of pressure the Christy Clark government has finally agreed to end benefit clawback policies that drove families deeper into poverty, says B.C. New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall.

New Democrats feel their best shot at re-election cuts a straight path through Kenney's social values, policies and past comments against same - sex marriage and abortion, as well as his more recent comments that parents ought to be informed that their kids are in school gay - straight alliances.

Opposition Social Democrats won Lithuania's parliamentary election on Sunday after campaigning on promises to reverse unpopular austerity policies and boost social spending in the recession - scarred Baltic Social Democrats won Lithuania's parliamentary election on Sunday after campaigning on promises to reverse unpopular austerity policies and boost social spending in the recession - scarred Baltic social spending in the recession - scarred Baltic state.

I know a large number of christians who would vote democrat based upon social policy, but won't because of the single issue of abortion.

On the other hand, you talk a lot about the social support that families need, which a lot of people associate with the Democrats» sort of approach to these policies.

I think the discussion of the 2 republicanisms, and 2 communitarianisms can help social democrats come up with policies to improve public services like education, healthcare, and identify new labour laws worth implementing.

The Social Liberal Forum contributes to the discourse on public policy within the Liberal Democrats and in the public realm through events, blog posts and opinion articles, engagement with the media and political leaders and through publications.

Like all Liberal Democrats, the Social Liberal Forum is very proud of our party's uniquely democratic approach to policy making and as we enter the run up to the 2014 and 2015 elections, we look forward to further statements from our ministers in government that set out clear ideological differences between us and the Tory Party.

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The Social Liberal Forum say «It is heartening to see policies that we as Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for being delivered: the Pupil Premium, the universality of most welfare payments, the creation of a Green Investment Bank, Regional Growth Funds and the protection of spending for schools, the NHS, international development and science.

We (I was the Liberal Democrats» director of policy between 1999 and 2004) developed a modern restatement of the social liberalism, called «New Liberalism» in its day, espoused by Hobhouse: social liberalism, greened and decentralised to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

At the launch of the Social Liberal Forum in Harrogate, there was considerable enthusiasm among those attending for talking to people outside the Liberal Democrats where there is scope for developing policy ideas together.

It sets out the Social Liberal Forum's proposals for the economy, which we hope to see adopted by the Liberal Democrats as a distinct policy from both...

We are social democrats, the NPP claim they are capitalist but their policies are not working so diverting to be socialists like us.

As a member of the Social Liberal Forum Council and Executive, he published the SLF's acclaimed economic platform, Plan C, and has argued for social liberal approaches to a sustainable economy by serving on two Liberal Democrat policy working groups (Inequality, and Sources of Sustainable Jobs and ProspeSocial Liberal Forum Council and Executive, he published the SLF's acclaimed economic platform, Plan C, and has argued for social liberal approaches to a sustainable economy by serving on two Liberal Democrat policy working groups (Inequality, and Sources of Sustainable Jobs and Prospesocial liberal approaches to a sustainable economy by serving on two Liberal Democrat policy working groups (Inequality, and Sources of Sustainable Jobs and Prosperity).

New Year's Day signaled the start of a 2014 re-election campaign for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a downstate Democrat eager to announce shiny new investments in Upstate New York, where conservative voters have soured on his liberal social policies.

In his first term Cuomo used his State of the State Addresses to build what observers call his version of «a new Democrat,» or his version of being (Bill) Clintonian - rolling out fairly moderate - to - conservative fiscal proposals, including some that targeted Western and Upstate New York for growth, and liberal social policies like marriage equality and gun control.

«The Welsh Liberal Democrat policy sets out a new liberal vision for higher education that builds on the core principles that access to higher education should be determined by academic ability and not social background.

He was elected in 2010 as a «new Democrat» who married centrist economic policies — a cap on property tax increases, business tax cuts, a reduction in pension benefits for new public employees — with liberal social policies like strict gun control and support for same - sex marriage.

His biggest asset is the former Social Democrat party network which pervades the policy unit and its lobbyist links.

Mr Blair has taken the unusual step of briefing newspapers over his concern that the Liberal Democrats will get nowhere if they move to the left of Labour, adopt a policy of demanding higher taxes and become more critical of his party's efforts to tackle measures such as social exclusion.

-LSB-...] Social Liberal Forum say «It is heartening to see policies that we as Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for -LSB-...]

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments: The party should commit itself to the...

Members of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee — together with Social Liberal Form Council members — have written to the Times reasserting the party's democratic and independent manifesto process.

anyone else notice that a good number of the most competitive house and senate races are only so because the democrats in those races have adopted much more conservative social policy stances (ex.

Steve Webb MP, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary (and Chair of the Social Liberal Forum's Advisory Board), will be leading a policy discussion at Portcullis House, Westminster, on Wednesday 25 February.

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments:

The abolition of fees remains central to Liberal Democrat education policy and the Social Liberal Forum believes that unless HE is paid for through general taxation, a fairly instituted graduate contribution, with repayments that reflect graduates» ability to pay, is the best policy to help the UK's HE sector remain world - class without placing a burden of debt on young graduates.»

These included: the need to examine the best ways to tackle anti-social behaviour; putting industrial democracy back at the forefront of our economic policies; giving a higher profile to fuel poverty; the need to spend more on social housing; and a desire to talk about policy to those with similar perspectives from outside the Liberal Democrats.

[5] Lane Kenworthy, professor of sociology at the University of California at San Diego, has stated that Sanders is a social democrat and not a democratic socialist -LSB-...] Mike Konczal, an economic policy expert at the Roosevelt Institute, also characterizes Sanders» positions as «social democracy» rather than «socialist», noting that social democracy means support for a mixed economy combining private enterprise with government spending, social insurance programs, Keynesian macroeconomic policies, and democratic participation in government and the workplace - all of which are a part of Sanders» platform.

Democrats are successful in urban districts because their policies accept a variety different social groups (GLBT rights, pathways to citizenship for immigrants, etc.).

David Hall - Matthews, the chairman of the left - leaning grassroots grouping within the Liberal Democrats, the Social Liberal Forum, summed up the equality debate, attacking the «stinking rich» in the House of Lords and said wealth taxes were now at the heart of Lib Dem policy.

The social policies of the Liberal Democrats have placed the party on the centre - left, in territory also occupied by New Labour.

Mr Farage said a number of his policies — such as one to bring back more grammar schools - appealed to Tory MPs who were slavishly voting «for a leader who appears to be more of a social democrat».

Senate Finance Committee member, Ron Wyden, and Senator Sherrod Brown of the Finance Committee Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee, together with five other Senate Democrats, introduced a bill with a goal of protecting citizens of United States who receive Social Security from stripping away their benefits in order to pay federal debts like student loans.

In 2000, under then - Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Germany's first center - left coalition of Social Democrats (SDP) and the Green Party implemented a nuclear phase - out with the passage of Atomausstieg, a controversial policy change that stymied nuclear generators» unlimited lifetime licenses and strong legal guarantees.

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There are also pleft social democrats like me who have an opinion, but again, the people running policy aren't adopting our ideas either.

The research team, which included scientists from Duke University, Princeton, and NYU, surveyed 1,652 self - identified Republicans and Democrats about their views on various political policies and their social media usage.