Sentences with phrase «think higher government»

Some, like New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, think higher government salaries would entice «better» people into public service, meaning smarter and more honest officials.

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«He's a guy who thinks at the highest levels — about government, about macroeconomic issues, about geopolitical issues and about what's happening in our industry,» says Colleen Johnston, TD's chief financial officer, adding, «Despite all he's achieved, he's also a guy who can put himself in other people's shoes and think like a normal person.»

I myself am skeptical of this view, but it's good to see high - level policymakers like Cha thinking about North Koreans» everyday lives, not just the behavior of their government.

A Chinese government think tank has identified 35 major cities at «high risk» of a residential property price correction, including China's major first - and second - tier cities.

But I'd hate to see us go back down to April's near 50 % optimism level, and I think one way to keep it higher is for the federal government to take action and create certainty.

The Trump administration pushes back on such grim forecasts, saying it thinks inflation will remain low - around the Fed's 2 percent - for years to come, even with all the extra stimulus from the tax cuts and higher government spending.

The election of a majority Liberal government not only saw high - profile changes in rhetoric — think, «Canada is back» — but also equally lauded announcements on accepting 25,000 refugees from Syria, international peacekeeping, or a bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, among others.

For all those reasons, it is a remarkable failure not only that Canada's mining machinery industry remains underdeveloped, capable of meeting only a small portion of the mining industry's needs in Canada (let alone globally)-- but, worse yet, that Canadian governments haven't even seriously thought about how to translate our growing resource extraction industry into a larger domestic mining machinery capbility. We've never seriously tried to make those connections. Which explains why the vast majority of the sophisticated, expensive, high - tech equipment used in our mines is imported.Â

1937: The law was repealed by the Social Credit government after a group of disgruntled Albertans was thought to have collected enough signatures to recall Premier William Aberhart in his Okotoks - High River constituency.

I mean, think about areas outside of the United States that have high inflation rates, if you are a consumer there, in an oppressive regime, you want a way to have more control over your assets and not be at the whim of governments, so that's kind of how it all started.

Women business owners had the opportunity to hear from and connect with government officials, industry thought leaders, high level corporate managers, and investors.

Lest anyone think Taylor is simply a free - market advocate, he also calls for «new government programs designed to foster cooperation among the haves and have - nots in higher education.»

Sidenote: I bet that the reason the British government knew women would make excellent codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II is because someone high up in the military happened to catch sight of a shawl knitting pattern and thought, «Whoever can decipher that shawl pattern could probably defeat Hitler.»

I'm not sure this is a given, «since taxation is necessary unless you want anarchy...» And I don't think this is either, «what is the role of government in society to for the highest well - being of the greatest number» You have preconceptions even in your questions, but we all do.

And only a slightly higher percentage thinks the government accurately represents «most Americans» views.»

I think our government is a good example that the people in the highest positions are not necessarily the most hard - working or competent.

I see this argument so often, I think all American adults should be forced back into a high school level government class.

I think those are mostly debates about the nature of the government and Parliament that we elect - likelihood of single - party majority or coalition government, etc - and the issue of individual candidate selection is a relatively low priority (though I accept some, particularly STV supporters, might give that a higher priority).

However, Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has warned the government to stay away from the Heritage Fund to finance its Free Senior High School programme (SHS).

Most Americans think government error is more to blame than a lack of gun control for the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school, the latest Rasmussen poll finds.

All the solutions I can think of are: A living wage High taxes on bonuses Higher capital gains tax and regulations But we need world government else all the businesses bugger off abroad for lower taxes and less regulations.

If that were the only reason why people in some locations pay taxes that are ten times higher than those elsewhere with homes worth the same amount, then you'd think there would be enormous pressure to solve the inefficiencies by reorganizing the municipal governments.

To encourage clever thinking from the subcontractors, Anthony firmly embedded partnering ethics across the project and formed excellent relationships with consultants as well as the client and the two users (both of which were government departments with a high political and public profile).

Prior to joining On Purpose, Mark was Fellow in Innovative Government at the Berlin think tank stiftung neue verantwortung where he lead inter-sectoral teams of high - level decision - makers from government, business, and civiGovernment at the Berlin think tank stiftung neue verantwortung where he lead inter-sectoral teams of high - level decision - makers from government, business, and civigovernment, business, and civil society.

«Young people come to the Capitol, bright - eyed and bushy - tailed, and they think that legislators or people who work very high up in government are somehow godlike... and that if they are paid special attention this somehow makes them special or could be helpful to their own careers.

Having failed to get the policies favoured by the left (for the most part and on the key issues) when in opposition, do you think that this will become easier when Labour is in government (and when the stakes are higher for the leadership)?

«Do you think it's appropriate you are getting confidential information about what's going on at a high level of government?»

Our children are going to have to pay higher taxes for years as a result of irresponsible spending by the last government - and in case you think I'm biased - I was a card carrying Labour party member until I found out how much we are in debt due to overspending on such things as CTF.

«I think all of our government leaders are trying to do the right thing, but taxes are a little too high,» she said.

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, will be launching a tracker for government's free Senior High School policy christened EQUINOX.

A report from the Rockefeller Institute of Government, an Albany think tank, said New York sends $ 48 billion more to the federal government than it gets back — the highest disparity in tGovernment, an Albany think tank, said New York sends $ 48 billion more to the federal government than it gets back — the highest disparity in tgovernment than it gets back — the highest disparity in the nation.

Dear Mr High Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for exampHigh Commissioner, it won't probably occur to you that what you call corruption or SOLI is just a way to survive in a country where the media is not financed by Government or by a Stock Exchange floating shares, but by individuals trying to balance poor revenues from advertising in a Country declared HIPC until some few months ago and with a very high operating cost (think about the electricity for examphigh operating cost (think about the electricity for example).

In the CIOT's submission to the Government's consultation on the new offence the Institute said: «We welcome a statutory minimum threshold amount of tax evaded, see draft section 106F (2), although we do not think that # 5,000 is high enough.

I don't think the high court judge would kowtow to the government.»

We do nt think, any Government agency can discriminate among any political party or Presidential candidate as long as he or she or that political party has passed through the neccessary structures to qualify to vy for the highest position on the land.

But as the trials of Silver and Skelos provide a high - stakes test of the prosecutor's Albany crusade, the new investigation is a reminder of just how far Preet Bharara is willing to roam to show Andrew Cuomo what he thinks the rules of state government should be.

The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Birender Singh, also told the B&FT last month that: «As the new administration is finally settling down, we think this is the right opportunity for our businessmen to travel to Ghana so that they sit with the Ghanaian businessmen and see how they can contribute to the policy decisions of government's «one district - one factory» and «one village - one da — See more at: http://thebftonline.com/business/economy/23910/govt-earmarks-ghc456m-for-district-factories.html#sthash.iL291Uzk.dpuf

«What I think what it underscores overall is, when you are in government, you have maintain the highest standards.

«Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union and who also has experience at the highest level of government.

With voters expressing such a high level of dissatisfaction with state government, it's probably little surprise that 73 % of registered voters think the state needs to be re-directed.

The problem with folks like you and the genius above is that you assume that everything government does is some high - level conspiracy conducted in plain sight by people you think are idiots.

If the Government thinks it can get the public to swallow higher fees as some sort of graduate tax, it is living in a dream world.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

Eminent domain — ask the average person what it means, and he is likely to think of the government taking property for a high public purpose — a school, park, highway or library.

«New York City is in a very high state of readiness and I think the federal government is very satisfied at the kind of preparations we've put in place,» Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Some island governments have even begun thinking about whether they may have to relocate their entire populations, should sea levels rise high enough to render their idyllic homelands uninhabitable.

to workshops on grant - writing and policy developments in Higher Education (for example, «this is where government thinking is headed... let's consider how to exploit your expertise in this area, in terms of securing funding for your research»).

She thinks the dire situation is the result of the high commercial value of many of Borneo's tree species, years of overexploitation, forest fires, the growth of oil palm plantations, and the lack of government control because of vested interests in the logging and palm industries.

«If nothing else, my research shows that the alternative to these proactive measures are court rulings that treat higher education more like a government agency rather than what it is — a laboratory of thought, experimentation and speech.»

«I think part of the problem is Republicans think about climate change and say, «Oh, my God, we're gonna have higher taxes, more Obama, more big government, EPA shutting down factories,»» Pataki said.