Sentences with phrase «take funding cuts»

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SeedInvest takes a 5 to 10 percent cut of funds raised through the site.

While Gori took advantage of a cutting - edge funding platform and all the social - media tools at his disposal, he also used one of the world's oldest marketing techniques: He put on a sandwich board and walked in a parade and at a school festival, passing out fliers.

Several Republican governors and key senators and House members have expressed concern over abruptly cutting federal Medicaid funding and therefore taking insurance away from millions of people.

And by leveraging the above tips, hopefully more technology startups may boost their odds of taking a cut of the more than the $ 1 billion dollar pie of Kickstarter funding the platform has accrued so far.

This year cast doubt on the sustainability of these returns, and coupled with high fees, a 2 % annual management fee and a 20 % cut of the profits, many have opted to take control of their own investments rather than trust in crypto hedge funds.

In addition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its Global Financial Stability Report, warned that a «wholesale dilution or backtracking» of existing regulations in the U.S., coupled with deep tax cuts, could lead to dangerously high financial risk - taking such as we saw pre-2008.

MICHAEL HUDSON: He's making the threat that Europe has to cut its own throat in order to save the United States hedge funds and banks from taking a loss on the Greek bonds that they've insured.

(A source at Kickstarter has confirmed that the actual figure is close to this; the site didn't take a cut from funded projects for the first few months.)

The minister who took an axe to the CBC this week, cutting its funding by 10 per cent, unapologetically clung to the idea of being a champion of the arts on Thursday, touting a budget that slashed his own department's operations while shielding the Canada Council for the Arts, national museums and others from funding cuts.

In this model, promoters either pay a listing fee to list their project or the website takes a cut of the funds raised for a project, similar to how Kickstarter makes its money in the donation / reward model.

Canada's largest health startup showcase takes over MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on May 7 Last year's winners scaling their companies internationally, raising more than $ 36 million in combined funding On May 7, MaRS HealthKick 2015 gives 39 health startups the chance to pitch cutting - edge health technologies and products to an audience of more than 350... Read More

PC leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk, the front man for Ms. Redford's brutal funding cuts to Alberta's colleges and universities, continues to take advantage of any opportunity to attack the former premier.

Many families on high income (Mine included) have a large ability to cut back discretionary spending should interest rates rise, or indeed should we decide to take a much larger loan to fund a house upgrade.

And that's how these scammers make money: when customers sign up through the robot and fund their account with their partner broker, these scammers, who have an affiliate agreement with these brokers, take a significant cut.

Oh Holy Father, Bless us as we cut funding for child health care, take food away from the poor, take medical care away from the sick, take social security away from the old, take medicare away from the infirm, and take unemployment compensation away from the unfortunate.

Jesus would not approve of funding for wars and would make line item cuts to funding that goes to corporations that create weapons or technology used to take lives.

I am not calling for cuts to government programs as of now — they are necessary for so many people's basic survival — but Mr. Beck does have a pertinent point: voting to tax someone else (typically wealthier than us) to provide assistance does not necessarily demonstrate a society that «cares» — much more caring is a society that willingly donates those funds to charities they have taken the time to research, and more caring still if the members of that society take the time to volunteer to administer that aid.

As judicatory funding came under close scrutiny in the late»70s and early»80s, campus ministry staff and programs were good targets for cuts: clearly, it takes less staff time to refer and network than it does to design and implement creative ministry.

I just can't take someone seriously when they complain about welfare in one breath and talk about cutting funding for Planned Parenthood in the next.

See the piss - taking abuse of club funds giving Diaby contract after mega-contract (incidentally Marseille have just cut him from their Europa League squad.

The decision to take funding away from food stamps was made after Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee opposed initial efforts to offset the costs of the legislation by cutting conservation subsidies to farmers.

The makers of Lunchables are clearly taking advantage of these terrible economic times where funding for education is being cut at every level.

Is she sane or lying... like the Rump claiming eh was going to take care of little people with his tax cut and end carried interest for hedge funders... so many lies!

Spitzer took issue with Cuomo's strategy of putting health care players with a vested interest in the Medicaid debate — namely GNYHA and SEIU 1199 — onto the redesign team that hashed out a reform and cost - cutting strategy that included sweeteners for the industry (the indemnity fund, living wage) in exchange for accepting spending cuts.

Taking the next scenario — that the government will re-allocate resources within the limitations of its current spending envelope — cutting VAT would not be the best use of funds.

«It is clear that New York Republicans — without a well - known or well - funded opponent to take on the incumbent — have their work cut out for them trying to win the only statewide office up in 2012.

Cuomo has been sounding the alarm about the damage that will be done to New York's bottom line — a loss of several billion dollars over the next several years alone — if Congress does not reverse funding cuts to safety net hospitals, which took effect Oct. 1.

In 2014, legislators did not take her advice to cut down on the county's workforce, instead opting to increase the tax levy over the state tax cap, and pull $ 1 million from the fund balance.

De Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take funds from so - called sanctuary cities by cutting a federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.

Walsh's budget office was able to cut more than $ 3 million in projected spending, but the city will run an $ 11 million deficit by taking money from its «rainy day» fund.

ALBANY — With an election - year budget that pledges future funding for popular pre-kindergarten programs and a multi-year package of tax cuts, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is living in the future, touting programs now that won't take effect for several years.

This administration has proposed cuts to funding for human services, starved our infrastructure of the resources it needs and paid millions of dollars in fines for being unable to provide clean drinking water but can spend several million dollars taking care of the law firms that employ his campaign donors,» said Brian Hegt, spokesman for the BoL Democratic Caucus.

With no budget, about $ 900 million in cuts to state funding for cities and towns are scheduled to take effect this month under an executive order by the governor.

The new defence secretary said he «hoped» there would not be further cuts to his department's budget and praised his predecessor for «taking some very tough decisions» in order to get funding «under control».

Percoco, 49, of South Salem, is charged with taking more than $ 320,000 in payoffs from an energy executive and two Syracuse businessmen, also defendants, for using his clout as Cuomo's right hand man to advance a planned power plant and cut red tape on a state - funded Syracuse project.

The new defence secretary «hopes» there will be no further cuts to his department's budget and praised him predecessor for «taking some very tough decisions» in order to get funding «under control».

Mr. Johnson said he would approach land - use decisions by trying «to get to a place of yes»; that he wanted to take steps to «eradicate hunger in New York City»; and that he would deal with the prospect of tighter budgets — because of the new federal tax law or a potential economic downturn — by guarding funding for «programs and everyday things that affect the most New Yorkers and the poorest New Yorkers, to ensure that they don't get cut.»

But despite spending cuts and consolidations, the city's fund balance takes a big hit, in order to fill a multi-million dollar budget hole.

Patients will join Reps. Charles Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney and members of the Associated Medical Schools of NY to urge Congress to reject a nearly 10 percent cut to National Institutes of Health funding that is slated to take effect in January.

And the governor took issue with the proposed cuts to the Clean Power Plan and funding for the EPA — «essential to protecting New York's clean water and environmental resources.»

Clinton's comments came during a 32 - minute speech in which she took aim at Walker and his signature legislation that all but eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public employees and his proposal in the last state budget to cut funding for higher education.

«As a Senator and small business owner who employs union workers, he has taken steps to protect workers; cutting taxes, securing economic development funding to put people to work and giving them greater opportunity to earn a good living and support their families.

The ad also points to votes taken by former Rep. Nan Hayworth on Planned Parenthood funding and tax cuts.

We have put forward a 5 point plan to get demand and growth back into our economy — including tax breaks for small businesses taking on extra workers, a temporary VAT cut, and a tax on bank bonuses to fund 100,000 jobs for young people.

The Democratic governor repeated that recent actions by the Republican - controlled federal government have unsettled him, and that a fear of future cuts to federal aid — the federal budget, if it is adopted on time, takes effect on Oct. 1 — would have an «immediate» effect on New York, which relies on federal funds for roughly a third of its $ 150 - plus billion budget and could get «walloped.»

A 20 % cut to police funding is in reality more like 14 %, once one takes account of local funding through council tax.

That report, which is entitled Taking New York Backwards: Pataki Commission's Tax Cuts Exacerbate Inequality and Favor the Wealthy, details the flawed budgeting and severe inequity of the recommendations, which fail to adequately address urgent needs in education funding, health care, infrastructure investments, and progressive tax relief for lower and middle - income families.

While the budget cuts began before the current governor, Andrew Cuomo, took office, the group says Cuomo has not done enough to fight for restored funding and more frequent inspections.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take funds from so - called sanctuary cities by cutting a federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.

Ms. Stefanik then went onto intentionally misrepresent Aaron Woolf's views on Medicare — «He's for cutting Medicare» — and supports taking funds from Medicare and moving them into Social Security.