Sentences with phrase «taxes by citizens»

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It's this forbidding territory that Exxon (xom), under Tillerson, has turned into one of Russia's most lucrative oil provinces, affording Russia a crucial entry into the fast - growing oil markets of Asia, generating nearly $ 5 billion in tax dollars and other revenue for the government to date, and generally being, by Moscow's lights, a good corporate citizen.

In a short time, the Central State has borrowed sums so staggering that it has no choice but to either inflate the debt away, thereby destroying the savings and income of its remaining productive citizenry, or by taxing these same productive citizens to the point of penury.

In practice, TIEAs allow the Canada Revenue Agency to crack down on citizens hiding money offshore by requesting information from foreign tax authorities.

Remember, if the government gives us a tax cut they'll still have to make up the budget shortfall somehow, chiefly by selling more bonds to American citizens (who happen to be the same people getting the tax cut) or foreigners (who will raise the money by selling us more of their goods and services, or buying less of ours).

By enabling taxpayers to opt - in and pre-register with FEMA and the SBA through their tax filings, citizens can be spared the aggravation and delay in applying for federal disaster aid.

Creating an innovative new fiscal package to continue cutting carbon pollution by gradually increasing and expanding B.C.'s carbon tax, while creating targeted support for emissions - intensive trade - exposed industries and vulnerable citizens.

JUNE 2008: Inspired by business director Michelle Hoar's ranting about Gordon Campbell's $ 100 cheque for each British Columbian upon launch of the «revenue neutral» carbon tax, The Tyee team gets creative and launches Green Your Campbell Cash, a microsite that challenges citizens to actually do something green with their $ 100.

«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

The digital identity extreme is being pushed by the Chinese government which is planning to introduce Social Credit System, which will rate the trustworthiness of its 1.3 Bn citizens on the basis of daily online activities, social media posts, and tax payments.

I've also published a series of four colloquia by assyriologists and archaeologists describing how earlier, from about 2500 to perhaps 300 BC, Babylonian and other Near Eastern rulers kept their citizens free and preserved their landholdings by annulling personal and agrarian debts when they took the throne — a true «tax holiday» — or when economic or military conditions warranted a general Clean Slate.

The U.S. tax code offers incentives to homeowners, and by taking advantage of these breaks, 1040 - filing citizens can maximize their financial investment in homeownership.

Instead, by submitting their proposal — no doubt replete with the hefty tax incentives Amazon requests — Baltimore's leaders are once again conflating benefits to developers with benefits to our citizens, prioritizing courtship of business over formulation of substantive vision for our city.

As individuals you have the same right as any other citizen but as a group until you start paying taxes, not lobbyist, butt out and obey the laws made by the government.

The facts of Islam are simple, either you convert willingly or die, or if your lucky, you can practice your non muslim faith by paying a toll tax of sorts, but are still second class citizens.

For «law - abiding citizens» this does not generally require the penalties of the law to be invoked, though one need only to ask himself how far his driving is affected by known traffic regulations, or his income - tax filing by fear of penalties, to realize the degree to which the law is in the background as a restraint to his self - centeredness.

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.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

The nearest I ever came to engaging in a deliberate act of civil disobedience was about a decade ago when I read The Great Treasury Raid by Philip M. Stern.1 This book tells how the tax laws of this country have been manipulated by wealthy people and huge corporations for their own interests and to the disadvantage of the large majority of less privileged citizens.

Then he turned to more individualistic terms to define fairness as «a bargain in American life»: «When you work hard and pay your taxes; when you're a good parent and citizen; when you obey the law and play by the rules you have a right to expect certain things in exchange, as a part of the bargain.

Simply by living as a citizen of a State that maintains gigantic armaments, to say nothing of paying taxes to that State, one makes concessions to the use of military force.

I do not like that my taxes supported the killing of civilians in war but I choose to be an American citizen and abide by its rules.

This government Was founded on Christian principles... but people have moved it by the wayside... There are other solutions to this problem... not just adding another tax on the people... I do nt even consider my self republican or a democrat... but a concerned citizen that is seeing our country being trashed by idiots in the white house..

A citizens group began the drive to disband the Gurnee Park District earlier this year after the group was angered by a series of actions that it feared would drive up property taxes.

It corresponds to the worst fears of single advocate Bella DePaulo, who has written that even when gay and lesbian people gain true marriage equality, «all those people who are single — whether gay or straight or any other status — will still remain second class citizens,» wanting for the tax breaks and legal dispensations and next - of - kin rights enjoyed by their married peers.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

So instead the law would likely say that they expect a tax to be payed by these large company whenever they process a transaction for a US citizen (actual law would be a bit more complicated since someone living in Germany who buying a service from another German citizen who just happens to also be a US Citizen shouldn't be taxed, but the general idea of calling out which transactions the US claims tax on still applies...)

«Obviously, the vision is there, the plan is there but again it is not driven by anything than the citizens themselves and the area that we need improvement is for citizens to have trust or confidence that the taxes they are paying will be returned back in terms of infrastructure but I can tell you that I am also concerned; I see a lot of things I don't like but I am inhibited by the amount of money I have,» Governor Ambode said.

That is because even though 80 % of the peoples of theses islands live in England and pay taxes in England we are treated as second class citizens by a Scottish Cabal that holds the keys to the government and hate the English.

Citizens of other countries are entitled to tax funded benefits provided by their countries, so they would be in their full right to require their citizens to file tax returns Citizens of other countries are entitled to tax funded benefits provided by their countries, so they would be in their full right to require their citizens to file tax returns citizens to file tax returns as well.

In a related development, the State's Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi, urged citizens to continue to pay their taxes as at when due, since according to him, more facilities are being provided by government through the tax payers» obligation to government.

«Leaders should play by the same rules as the citizens they seek to represent, and this bill simply helps New Yorkers see if their Presidential candidates pay taxes like the rest of us,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Essentially, tax havens threaten the republican civic achievement: first, by providing a mechanism through which some citizens can evade taxation and, second, by eroding public confidence in the equity and certainty of tax collection.

Mr Forson indicated that even though citizens are expected to get a breather on taxes, plans are being hatched by the Akufo - Addo government to reinstate the taxes.

In his Agrarian Justice, published in 1797, Tom Paine argued that every citizen reaching adulthood should receive a capital grant from the state, paid for by a tax on inherited wealth.

Ms. Glen told the Council's Committee on Housing that several independent studies, including those done by Columbia University and the Citizens Budget Commission, showed that mandating real estate interests receiving the tax deduction to pay union rates would result in 30 percent fewer affordable units getting built.

NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio and state and city lawmakers joined senior homeowners today to support the passage of state legislation, sponsored by State Senator Diane Savino (S4628) and Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh (A7463), that would expand property tax exemptions for senior citizens and disabled New Yorkers.

He also sponsored the «innocent spouse» law, which took effect January 1, 1999, to protect citizens from liability for tax bills incurred by an unscrupulous spouse.

«Essentially the idea would be that an individual's wages would decrease by the amount of the payroll tax and that would be paid to the state,» said David Friedfel of the Citizens Budget Commission.

One way government compete with one another is by taxing you in front and promise to pay it back latter, thereby retaining citizens by using your investments as hostage.

The tuition plan joins additional policy proposals rolled out by Cuomo this month, including a tax credit program to make childcare more affordable, investments in JFK Airport and charging infrastructure for electric cars and stronger safeguards against wage theft, cyber threats and the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

Polling by American Solutions, a citizen action network I founded in 2007, shows that on issues such as producing more American energy, cutting taxes to create jobs, balancing the budget by cutting spending, English as the language of government, and more, Americans oppose the views of academic elites by 75 to 85 percent.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

The Democratic political action committee End Citizens United wasted little time in criticizing Rep. Claudia Tenney's vote in favor of the tax overhaul bill, approved Wednesday in the House of Representatives and signed by President Trump.

Osinbajo noted that the scheme which will be jointly executed by the Federal and State Governments, would concentrate on the obligations of all Nigerian companies and citizens to pay their taxes, wherever their income is earned.

Now we give a huge tax cut to the wealthy because Citizens United allowed the wealthy to by a Republican majority.

«As we celebrate June 12 as Democracy Day, let us remember the struggles and sacrifices of our heroes and heroines by continuing to be good citizens, by working hard and paying our taxes.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks after British Prime Minister Cameron opened the international anti-corruption summit Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks after British Prime Minister Cameron opened the international anti-corruption summit Photograph: POOL / Reuters Cameron called corruption «the cancer at the heart of so many of the problems we need to tackle in our world» and said tax - dodging holds back growth and undermines security by making poorer citizens more vulnerable to «poisonous ideology of extremists».

What would now be good to see from governments is more explanation to their citizens of how the tax system actually works, so the public can makes up its mind with all the facts, such as that corporation tax is paid on profits and not sales and it is legitimate for a subsidiary to pay for the use of intellectual property owned by another group company.

Ghana is a signatory to many international statutes and conventions and our obligations are expected but I do not subscribe to any attempt by any state institution with responsibilities towards Ghanaians will choose foreigners over tax - paying citizens.

Lancman, flanked by senior citizens outside of the Social Security Administration building on Austin Street, called for lifting the cap on Social Security taxes for those who earn more than $ 110,600 per year.