Sentences with phrase «taxpayer subsidies»

They are a complete waste of money and an investment no corporation would make, BUT FOR massive taxpayer subsidies.

Note, too, that «implemented at commercial scale» is not the same as commercially viable, i.e., sustainable without taxpayer subsidies.

Without an attached hotel, the convention center, which requires a $ 2 million annual taxpayer subsidy, will continue to lose money, he said.

Our own Deep End Editor has wondered whether we should be a little less exercised about the aid budget and a little more exercised by much larger taxpayer subsidies of the banking sector.

«If you take heavy taxpayer subsidies, you must do better by your workers,» he said.

In countries that tax capital gains at a lower rate than income, it is possible for an investor to make a loss overall before taxation but a small gain after taxpayer subsidies.

Because we are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, we do not receive government funding or taxpayer subsidies like municipal county shelters (aka the «pound») do.

Industry convinced federal agencies to pour taxpayer subsidies into a search for new coal emissions technologies including «carbon capture and storage,» or CCS.

There is a large discrepancy in taxpayer subsidies for owners and tenants, according to a study released last fall by the FRPO and the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations (CFAA).

In his Conference speech, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude reflected the growing anger over taxpayer subsidies for trade unions by highlighting the scale of facility time in the civil service.

Cuomo, in an animated speech, said fast food chains make huge profits while relying on taxpayer subsidies, like food stamps, to make up for the low pay they give their workers.

The rooftop solar installer, which has started to sell a new solar roofing product in addition to conventional rooftop solar arrays, started early production this month at a sprawling 1.2 million - square - foot factory in South Buffalo that received $ 750 million in taxpayer subsidies through the state's Buffalo Billion economic development program.

«No wind farm could operate without generous taxpayer subsidies and increased electricity charges to consumers and employers.

Walmart has also used taxpayer subsidies to provide these benefits, without ever addressing the most important question, which is whether or not the company even pays its employees enough for them to afford health care at all.

In 2013, the Walton family received $ 8 billion in tax breaks, $ 6.2 billion of which came from federal taxpayer subsidies handed to them because employee wages are so low.

The billionaires who control New York City real estate want to revive expensive taxpayer subsidies for the construction of luxury housing in the hottest real estate market in the world — and they don't want requirements for affordable housing.

These proposals include coercion (the «Clean Power Plan») and increased taxpayer subsidies, which are required because the «renewables» Hillary favors are more expensive and less reliable than fossil fuel - generated electricity and would not be built without the coercion and subsidies.

If toilet exchange programs were as efficient as the EPA and Bureau of Reclamation claim, then such products would save so much money and water over time that they would sell themselves in the private market and wouldn't need taxpayer subsidies.

Wal - Mart's critics — including a group of its workers backed by labor unions - say the retailer pays its hourly workers too little, forcing some to seek government assistance that effectively provides the company with an indirect taxpayer subsidy.

«This government started out with some encouraging talk about «value for taxpayers,» but it's now the same old approach of giving big taxpayer subsidies to powerful corporate interests,» Aaron Wudrick, federal director for the Canadian Taxpayers» Federation, said in a statement issued within minutes of the announcement.

Bombardier, which operates more like an extension of government than a private business due to endless taxpayer subsidies, is a classic illustration of how inefficiency and incompetence can persist when a company is shielded from market forces.

Ferguson concluded that Maggie Daley's charity was benefiting from its ties to City Hall, but he stopped short of saying those developers who were awarded taxpayer subsidies were buying influence with the former mayor.

1337 - A (Rosenthal), requires the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to provide extensive information about taxpayer subsidy deals including:

According to data compiled by Good Jobs First, the top 10 companies in the health care sector have gotten $ 5.8 billion in taxpayer subsidies since 1992.

Yanking taxpayer subsidies for lawmakers makes sense politically for GOPers; it would be dangerous for Democratic lawmakers to reject a spending bill that slashes their benefits.

If Britain did embrace greater taxpayer subsidy of political parties it would probably introduce a per - vote - grant.

Yesterday, the Democrats launched an ad / call attack on Reps. Chris Gibson (NY - 20) and Richard Hanna (NY - 24), accusing them of voting to preserve taxpayer subsidies for «Big Oil» and cutting funding that the Democrats say will mean 10,000 fewer teachers in classrooms.

Governor Cuomo has been publicly wooing GE to bring its headquarters from Connecticut to New York — probably New York City, and has implied that he will give GE significant taxpayer subsidies.

What issues and / or types of businesses would be promoted by the suggested taxpayer subsidy was also not clearly disclosed though an undefined help to farmers, small business in general, and energy efficiency improvement was suggested.

The proposed state budget, however, neglects this directive by expanding taxpayer subsidies to private education.

It wants the Trump administration to quickly respond to the lawsuit by intervening and eradicating expensive taxpayer subsidies put on by the Department of Education.

More than $ 10 billion a year in U.S. taxpayer subsidies meant to assist house buyers may instead be adding to the profits of lenders, a new study finds.

The issue for the public is whether TAXPAYER subsidies are used to fund wind farms.

Rather than developing our nation's own vast natural resource and human resources, America is wasting billions on politically correct technologies and companies, like Evergreen Solar, which got $ 486 million in taxpayer subsidies before going belly - up this month.

Among its priorities are risk - based insurance regulation, ending environmentally destructive taxpayer subsidies through the National Flood Insurance Program and the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. and exploring the benefits of mitigation through programs like the RESTORE Act and the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Through their raw economic clout, transnational corporations (TNCs) are using government officials, public relations firms and the major media to insist that «free market» economics is good for us - even as they hoard taxpayer subsidies and merge into ever - larger businesses to weaken market...» Read more

Not only is low tuition for law school a taxpayer - funded subsidy to well - off students or soon - to - be-well-off lawyers, it's a B.C. taxpayer subsidy to rich or soon - to - be-rich Ontario lawyers who can come to B.C. for law degrees that are 30 - to 60 - per - cent cheaper than one from Ontario.

It is the Wal - Mart's of the business world who are profiting most from the low minimum wage standard and also relying on taxpayer subsidies to keep their poverty wage workers fed, housed, and health enough to work for them because these minimum wage workers are paid so low they qualify for food stamps, Section 8 and public housing rent subsidies, Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit,» Hawkins said.

«At a time when scientists tell us we need to reduce carbon pollution to prevent catastrophic climate change, it is absurd to provide massive taxpayer subsidies that pad fossil - fuel companies» already enormous profits,» said senator Bernie Sanders, who announced on 30 April he is running for president.

However, unlike other museums, the Lucas museum would not receive taxpayer subsidies to cover a portion of its operations, senior mayoral adviser David Spielfogel said.

This it happily exports while lining the pockets of renewable energy rent - seekers with generous taxpayer subsidies.