Sentences with phrase «taxpayer dollars pay»

By the way, Dr. Schmidt, while you are here: do my taxpayer dollars pay for any of your «Real Climate» activities and if not, is that documented somewhere?

Their federal taxpayer dollars pay, but there is no cost to the district, not for the experts, their travel, or room and board.

Though personal finances and not taxpayer dollars paid for our wedding, her words exhumed the Dr. Faust - style angel - devil debate between Danielle the Priest and Danielle the Bride that dominated my engagement.

Not exact matches

State pension funds, facing a potential multitrillion - dollar shortfall, find themselves in the center of a four - way battle: Employees and retirees expect to be paid their promised benefits; the pension systems have clear obligations but may not have the resources to pay them; politicians are looking for ways to resolve the underfunding and balance the burden among retirees and workers; and state taxpayers, challenged to provide for their own retirements, resent the additional tax load.

Vancouver paid off its debt in 2014 by selling the village's luxury condos, but a recent report by Business in Vancouver shows that taxpayers got stuck covering hundreds of millions of dollars of debt.

If governments provide subsidies to these companies, they will often end up paying money to a number of companies that would have come (or stayed) in the city anyway, a waste of taxpayer dollars.

The election is off and running paid for by taxpayer dollars.

Cruz's public defenders said he should continue to be represented at taxpayer expense because he likely does not have the assets to pay a private lawyer for what will rapidly balloon into a multi-million dollar case.

He truly needs to enter a high school class with his calculator to see that 37 + Students is the new 27 class size that was suggested in the million dollar commission taxpayers paid for!

The U.S. government paid these obligations at 100 cents on the dollar, despite AIG being insolvent at the time and requiring a $ 185 billion taxpayer bailout itself for making casino - like bets with the big banks.

In March, he was criticized for allowing AIG to pay out $ 165 million in bonuses to the same employees who caused the firm's $ 170 billion bailout with taxpayer dollars.

Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.

«Whether or not an insurance exchange is established by the federal or state government,» Charmaine Yoest, AUL Action president, said, «it receives taxpayer dollars, which should not be used to pay for abortions and life - ending drugs and devices.»

Two leading pro-life groups say the recent US Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) means that taxpayer dollars will continue to pay for abortions.

Many of those teachers of whom you speak are not fired, but are kept on and PAID to do nothing, costing the State of NY taxpayers millions of dollars that could be better spent elsewhere or actually SAVED!!

A majority of the taxpayers» dollars pay for past wars and present war preparation.

Soon after the Civil Eats piece came out, four Nutrition Services employees devoted what must have been considerable time and effort (not to mention the taxpayer dollars that directly pay their salaries) to write a scholarly article for the Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk entitled «Sugar In School Breakfasts: A School District» s Perspective.»

As for their salaries, the «operation of the program» is funded through (a) federal reimbursement, which is derived from taxpayer dollars and (b) cash payments from district parents who can afford to pay for all or a portion of their children's meals.

It also did not mention that Mr. Gore is more than $ 2 million in campaign debt, nor how many more taxpayer dollars will be given him to pay off that debt.

What people don't realize is that we all, nationwide, pay for «what's cheapest» with our taxpayer dollars.

I agree it is Wholefoods disciples pushing for excessively expensive school foods be served to all students (much of which they only toss in the garbage) to be paid for with increasing tax dollars from middle and lower class taxpayers.

By increasing spending with no way to pay for it, Democrats have created an unbalanced budget that includes no relief for property taxpayers and continues to cut the STAR property tax relief program by millions of dollars.

To ensure that taxpayers and the vulnerable populations served by these agencies receive the maximum value for the funds paid, Governor Cuomo is proposing the following reforms beginning in 2012 - 13: • At least 85 percent of every public dollar will be spent on direct services, not administration.

Last year, Cuomo announced a plan that would have used state funds to pay for college for prison inmates, arguing that the investment would save taxpayer dollars in the long run because incarceration is more expensive than education.

When the US Attorney and FBI investigated the slush fund scandal, Quinn used taxpayer dollars to pay for her lawyers.

«We're confident,» Stefan Friedman, a Genting spokesman, said, «that once New Yorkers understand that Genting is proposing to pay for — without a dime of taxpayer money — the biggest convention center in the country, creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating untold billions of dollars in revenue for the state, support for this project will be robust.»

Teachout has called for a New York City - style campaign finance law that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and force taxpayers to pay for negative attack ads and mail.

Is the town board really going to continue to pay absurd dollars to «aviation experts» who admit they can't guarantee taxpayers and noise - abused homeowners any reasonable degree of success in limiting an already obnoxious and ever - increasing assault on the quiet enjoyment of East End homes?

«It's long past time for Rob Astorino to release his schedule as county executive so that the taxpayers of Westchester know who he's been meeting with and when... particularly since they're paying for these meetings with their tax dollars,» said the group's spokesman, Mike Morey.

What I would like to know, is, why are we as taxpayers having to pay $ 100,000 plus dollar saleries for these idiots in state office.

If he using the campaign funds to pay for housing in Albany, that is exactly what Vlasto said he was doing — using the campaign money rather than taxpayer dollars for his per - diem.

The requirement to finance automatic pay increases has undermined attempts to stretch taxpayer dollars further in a time of extreme financial stress.

«Lobbyists whose stock - in - trade is pay - to - play have no business appearing before government agencies that safeguard taxpayer dollars.

«In 2006, the Erie County legislature passed what is called the New York State Certified Training Program, which is often known as the apprenticeship law... It ensures taxpayer dollars that are paying for construction jobs associated with Erie County government are going towards Erie County residents who are working on these projects.

Levitan also said the trips will not be paid for with taxpayer dollars, other than security costs.

The only practical thing to do is spread some of the payment out over time and pay the loan off as quickly as possible, we have done that and saved the taxpayer's nearly a million dollars.»

Critics, though, question those numbers along with the multibillion - dollar corporate incentives paid with taxpayer dollars.

«No taxpayer dollars will be used to pay for the event,» Cuomo's spokesperson Josh Vlasto, told the paper.

«New York state has stepped forward to help this important Adirondack employer add a decade of longevity to its operations and sustain 100 good - paying manufacturing jobs, without the use of any taxpayer dollars,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council.

Ryan McMahon, the chairman of the county legislature said the county's industrial development agency will pay $ 787,500 for the site using their own fees so no taxpayer dollars are spent.

Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, the two owners of COR Development, are among nine people facing charges related to an alleged pay - to - play scheme that helped them secure millions of dollars work of taxpayer - funded state contracts.

Cuomo backs a system of public financing with a matching contribution that is not necessarily paid with taxpayer dollars, but an off - budget revenue source.

Cuomo seemed to be of two minds about Alain Kaloyeros, who is facing both state and federal charges alleging that he engaged in bid rigging on contracts worth millions of dollars of taxpayer money and has been suspended without pay from his post as president of SUNY Poly.

«The only thing a public finance system will do is give politicians access to hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to fund their campaigns, and pay for negative TV commercials, mailers and the robocalls people hate,» he said.

A secretive, multi-million dollar taxpayer - funded slush fund used for years to pay off victims of sexual misconduct was tapped to settle a lawsuit against Queens Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle's latest television spot doesn't hold back, accusing her opponent, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, of voting «to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders.»

First, this bill doesn't send one nickel a religious school,» Bellafiore said «Second, New York State already sends hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to religiously affiliated schools, via a very long - standing program that pays for services mandated by the state.»

«We've concluded that using taxpayer dollars to pay for political campaigns is a poor use of taxpayer monies, and that this so - called reform will not solve the problems facing New York's political system,» states Unshackle's report.

(WBEN) The court ruling that vacates former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction, if upheld, could mean taxpayers will pay likely millions of dollars for his defense in a series of trials.

«And U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill, paying thousands of dollars in rents each month to owners who haven't consistently paid water bills, maintained the property or provided adequate security.»