Sentences with phrase «spending as a taxpayer»

Republicans, including the party's gubernatorial nominee in 2014, Rob Astorino, have criticized the ad spending as a taxpayer - supported campaign to burnish Cuomo's economic record.

Not exact matches

As secretary, Price criticized the Medicaid health program for low - income people, saying it doesn't deliver results commensurate with the hundreds of billions of dollars taxpayers spend on it.

If, on the other hand, you're one of the tens of millions of able - bodied Americans who have benefitted from record welfare spending that's not nearly as means - tested or fraud - free as it should have been, it's time to take your hand out of the taxpayers» pockets and get to work.

In 1996, the US General Accounting Office estimated that a tax agency reconciliation system could reduce the time spent preparing tax returns by as much as 155 million hours a year for 51 million taxpayers and reduce the IRS's costs by up to $ 37 million annually.

The guiding mentality of Tony Blair - style «New Labour» policy is economic loyalty to Europe's financial centers as government spending is slashed, public infrastructure privatized and banks bailed out with «taxpayer» burdens that fall mainly on labor.

In addition, cities, states, and taxpayers have concerns about the costs of bonds and borrowing, how to get the best return on banked or invested public money, and an interest in finding innovative ways to fund public spending without surrendering public control, as is often the case with public - private partnerships.

Pruitt is the subject of no fewer than 10 ethical investigations, as reports about his extravagant spending, taxpayer - funded flights, and dicey living situation have come to light.

When the process is over, no doubt, millions of taxpayer dollars will be spent, as they so often are on boondoggles such as this is likely to be.

He was as startled as anybody else at the way the election went, and it looks to him as if we are in for a lot more government spending and waste of the taxpayer's good money.

The US as a country and American citizens as both taxpayers and donors to charities spend more than the rest of the world combined.

«As a public official spending taxpayer money, (Murdock has) learned a tremendous amount of information through his role as a public official, and now he's seeking to utilize that information to operate, to submit a bid, and I think he owes a huge explanation to the people of Wilmette,» said Beth Beucher, a Harbor Association membeAs a public official spending taxpayer money, (Murdock has) learned a tremendous amount of information through his role as a public official, and now he's seeking to utilize that information to operate, to submit a bid, and I think he owes a huge explanation to the people of Wilmette,» said Beth Beucher, a Harbor Association membeas a public official, and now he's seeking to utilize that information to operate, to submit a bid, and I think he owes a huge explanation to the people of Wilmette,» said Beth Beucher, a Harbor Association member.

I'm not sure a poll of federal taxpayers and parents would find the time and effort spent by these employees on the journal article — which I personally viewed purely as a form of reputational damage control — to be a worthy use of these funds when other aspects of our meal program are in clear need of improvement.

«We have led the way on controlling state spending, capping local property taxes, and soon, millions of middle class taxpayers will get to keep more of their income to invest and spend as they see fit.

But as is the Dems recklessly spend money on useless / worthless expenses and then come back to hit the taxpayer with more taxes.

Brooklyn's Prospect Park boosters spent $ 2.34 million in taxpayer money to install four composting toilets, which will collect human waste that they hope can be spread around the park as fertilizer one day.

In releasing his plan, Faso — who as a member of the Assembly cut spending and championed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — called it a smart way to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and align New York with most other states in the nation that don't pass their Medicaid expenses down to county taxpayers.

Opening arguments began this week in the federal corruption trial of Pedro Espada, Jr., and his son Pedro Gautier Espada, who are accused of using the Soundview Healthcare Network as «their own taxpayer - funded piggy bank» by funneling more than $ 500,000 from the organization and spending it on cars, spa treatments, and other personal luxuries.

In this climate of austerity and the need for public sector cuts, when so many are worried about the possibility that nurses, teachers and other such essential workers will be forced out of work as government tightens its belt, it is worth noting that # 2.8 billion of taxpayers» money was spent on consultancy fees in 2005 - 06 alone.

As taxpayers struggle to make ends meet — including affording the ever - increasing MTA fares — and the governor and legislature are working to control state spending and make our state fiscally solvent, the MTA just disregards reality,» said Rabbitt, who has been a vocal and leading advocate for reforming the MTA, and was a driving force behind the repeal of the MTA payroll tax, having called for a fiscal audit of the authority and its board.

While Mark has acted as the taxpayers» watchdog and called out wasteful spending and irresponsible actions, he has also lead the charge to make a more efficient county government by pushing for the creation of Erie County's prescription drug discount program and the adoption of electronic payments for vendors saving the County and those that do business with the County time and money.

Cost to taxpayers — As of two months ago, the county executive's office had spent $ 123,000 on five outside law firms to defend the case.

The latest, a report in USA Today that he spent more than $ 200,000 in taxpayer money chartering flights as a senator, helps Republicans argue that he is more interested using his office to help himself rather than the public.

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

New York state taxpayers are already subject to some of the highest state and local taxes in the nation as a result of the tax - and - spend policies that come out of Albany.

What these Democrats are really saying is they want to force taxpayers to spend as much as $ 200 million a year on political campaigns, which is not surprising since they raised taxes and fees by $ 14 billion the last time they were in the majority, and hurt our ability to create jobs.

Taxpayers will receive the same net benefit, but SOF spending growth appears lower.3 Other substantial changes include shifts in workers from payrolls in the general fund to those paid by capital funds, reclassifying the Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation (STARC) funds from a miscellaneous receipt to an offset against spending, and shifting expenses off - budget as shown in Table 3.

According to Kindlon, more than $ 167,000 in taxpayer money had already been spent since February on outside attorneys hired to defend Soares in the civil lawsuit filed as a result of the DA's high - profile Florida steroids case.

«As a result, we're spending less and returning to taxpayers more of their hard - earned money.»

There is also good progress being made on cutting «facility time staffing costs» - this is the scandal where staff are paid by the taxpayer by spend their time working as union officials, the «Pilgrims.»

«During her eight year tenure as Southampton Town Supervisor, Anna established herself as a no - nonsense executive who reached across the aisle to cut wasteful spending, audit the budget, and eliminate inefficiencies so taxpayer dollars could be focused where they were needed most,» Cuomo said.

It may shock many readers to learn that more than # 13 billion of taxpayer's money is spent on sickness and incapacity benefits for people of working age, as pointed out by minister for disabled people Mike Penning this week.

Now, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is demanding answers as she tries to figure out how the local regional economic development council is spending that taxpayer cash.

Turnbull announced new measures and an independent agency to manage and monitor work expenses and adjudicate all claims by the lawmakers, as well as ministers, «to ensure taxpayer funds are properly spent.»

Public authorities are not subject to the same oversight as state agencies, which allows for «backdoor spending,» or the spending of millions of taxpayer dollars without traditional checks and balances.

The change comes as members of the British Parliament are under fire for spending huge sums of taxpayer money through their public accounts on such expenses as cleaning a moat and having light bulbs installed in their homes.

But even as mayor he has been unable to shut down the horse - carriage industry — despite extraordinary efforts that included a proposal to spend $ 25 million in taxpayer money to put the horses in Central Park.

Kennedy, as did his opponent in 2014, signed a contract promising to limit campaign spending to a grant of about $ 95,000 in taxpayer money he received under the Citizen Election Program (CEP), the landmark Connecticut campaign finance reform that its supporters claim is a model for keeping special interest money out of elections.

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It is my belief that five legislators either wholly or mostly contained within the Town of Ramapo would shift the resources of County government to Ramapo to the detriment of the other towns so that a disproportionate share of county government taxpayer money, would be spent in Ramapo such as on drainage, road improvements etc. and may not be equitably shared across town lines.

«As in past years, the budget negotiation process was mostly done behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent,» DiNapoli said in a statement.

White Plains, New York, December 7, 2010: The Republican members on the Westchester County Board of Legislators today branded yesterday's budget maneuvers by the Democratic legislators as fiscally irresponsible and called the addition of $ 43 Million in additional spending,» a total disregard for the taxpayers of Westchester and a full retreat in the effort to downsize County government.»

What about Ed Miliband's spending of taxpayer's money for personal use during his time as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2008 - 10?

And, although he has never been implicated in a crime, two of his top former associates have: Former Councilman Miguel Martinez is serving in prison for stealing more than $ 100,000 in taxpayer dollars and former Assemblyman Nelson Castro was indicted for perjury and spent his entire Albany tenure as a wire - wearing informant, culminating in his resignation last April.

Our new Legislative Majority does not plan on acting as a roadblock to the County Executive; instead, we intend to be a larger part of the discussion on where taxpayer dollars are spent.

«As a Board of Equalization Member, Betty Yee safeguarded our tax dollars, called out wasteful spending, and cracked down on the underground economy where unscrupulous businesses harm law - abiding taxpayers,» Yee explains in her ballot statement.

«While it is reassuring that the current Speaker has evidently cut expenditure by his office, how he and his staff spend taxpayers» money should be published as a matter of course so that it can be subject to proper scrutiny.

As a result, taxpayers will spend more than $ 406,000 in interest costs that were completely unnecessary.

Tom DiNapoli: «Now that the economy has certainly been in a recovery mode, it's certainly not as strong as we'd like it to be in many parts of the state, I think now is a good time for us to look not only at this program, but at the various economic development dollars that we've spent over the past few years to see what kind of return we've been getting on those taxpayer dollar investments.

But as symbolism, a miniscule tax cut and a reduction in spending for the second year in a row signals to taxpayers that somebody is managing the store.

This would come in three parts: a contract with the unemployed («we will work with you but you must work with us»); a contract with the most vulnerable («this government and this party doesn't regard caring for the needy as a burden»); and a contract with the taxpayer (money will only go to those who deserve it, and there will be «no more spend and waste»).