Sentences with phrase «taxpayer money»

"Taxpayer money" refers to the money that individuals and businesses pay to the government in the form of taxes. Full definition
I'm all for more efficient use of taxpayer monies when it comes to education!
But raising the cost of pollution can actually save taxpayers money in the long run — and I'll explain how in a minute.
One series of charges says he traded $ 500,000 in taxpayer money for more than $ 3 million in private gain.
It found that 77 % of charter schools use taxpayer money for questionable financial practices.
Lawmakers yesterday introduced a proposal to make scientific papers funded with taxpayer money available for free on the Internet.
But he opposes wasting taxpayer money on vouchers for parents who already send their kids to private school and don't need a subsidy.
One solution: a new law that would provide taxpayer money for kids to attend private schools.
If traditional public - school systems work by spending someone else's money on someone else's children, taxpayer - funded vouchers allow parents to spend taxpayer money on their own children.
The efforts of the task force will improve the services offered by state agencies, and spend taxpayer money more efficiently.
This would save taxpayers money by reducing the amount of court time spent dealing with children or financial issues relating to divorce.
Private schools that want more taxpayer money need to earn more public confidence and support.
A politician starts a nonprofit and then pumps taxpayer money into it, with the cash often landing in the pockets of friends or family at the charity.
And not a single study found that school choice cost taxpayers any money.
Despite lower operating costs, the online companies collect nearly as much taxpayer money in some states as brick - and - mortar charter schools.
Many voucher schools are permitted to take taxpayer money without implementing any requirements for teacher qualifications, testing, or achievement.
If they are going to give taxpayer money to faith groups, then those groups should not be allowed to discriminate against any taxpayer as far as employment or services.
They also created a new policy that uses state taxpayer money to reimburse businesses for the increase in wages for teen workers.
These tests are administered to all schools that receive funding from the government — if a school gets taxpayer money, the students have to complete the test.
You know I'd care less about people complaining about taxpayer money going to the poor if income was actually determined by work.
But the works are purchased with taxpayer money so accessibility is an issue.
Lawmakers debated placing sanctions on poorly performing public and private schools that receive taxpayer money, but those measures were not adopted.
The district's bus garage is a hub for these joint efforts that save taxpayers money while continuing to serve children and families.
Could you imagine if our public schools wasted taxpayer money like that?
The fact that this story is about taxpayer money makes no difference, ethically.
But the law also ensures that American taxpayer money isn't used for buying weapons or equipment that will end up in the hands of children forced to fight in conflicts around the globe.
As a doctor, he never accepted a cent of taxpayer money because he believed it was wrong.
Meanwhile, state education officials feel that the controversial form of education hasn't been vetted enough to warrant taxpayer money flowing through to a company with mixed reviews.
Under vouchers, the state sends taxpayer money directly to the schools and parents do not have access to it.
She said such audits are also a waste of taxpayer money since the city is already eager to hire women and minorities.
If that is how they spend taxpayer money down there, then please don't send any of mine that way.
A chamber - commissioned report suggests consolidation could save local taxpayers money.
Keep these displays private, and keep taxpayers money out of it, and you will hear no complaints.
Perhaps we could provide taxpayers money for some cutting edge emissions reduction companies rather than from failing banks and auto companies.
And now they're complaining about losing taxpayer money to support their particular, or peculiar, view of the cosmos?
«The government spent taxpayer money developing a rule few investors seem to want,» he said.
Why have all the hard work and taxpayer money failed to meet the national goals set by the past eight presidents?
Public schools, in contrast, get taxpayer money no matter what, and require seemingly endless political, bureaucratic, and legal combat to hopefully — just hopefully — get improvements made.
But we stuck to it, and we were very pleased we didn't have to take precious taxpayer money.
People get fired for doing that all the time so if you are religious, it is ok to waste taxpayers money instead of doing your job.
But he says it's simply meant to help consolidate portions of state government and save taxpayer money quickly.
Some political donors seek taxpayer money for their own charter schools.
Public schools, on the other hand, must spend taxpayer money according to strict laws that require public oversight, transparency, and accountability.
Which public school district spends the most taxpayer money per student?
To ensure the most effective investments, states must more efficiently track taxpayer money supporting specific programs.
This scheme will use taxpayer money in the form of tax credits for corporations and wealthy donors who make contributions to state - sponsored voucher scholarship programs.
It was a breach of the government's trust and it has cost taxpayers money.
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