Sentences with phrase «using public tax»

It seems, for now at least, that advocates of using public tax dollars for private schools will wait to fight another day.

And he's vehemently opposed to other items, especially against using public tax dollars to subsidize private school tuition for certain students, or so - called vouchers.

For almost a quarter century, I have criticized using public tax dollars to fund private voucher schools and privately run charter schools.

«I can tell you this — if you gave the American people a choice today between using federal dollars to renovate and build new public schools or using public tax dollars to pay for private school vouchers, there would be no question how the American people would vote,» asserted U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley in a speech made when the report was released.

When almost 90 percent of all of our children are attending public schools, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to use public tax dollars to pay for private school education.

It's called the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTCP)-- a ridiculous bit of legislation that allows children in struggling public schools to use public tax dollars to pay for tuition at a private or parochial school.

Not exact matches

It's OK to check the weather using a Wi - Fi hot spot, but don't do anything financial or tax - related on a public Wi - Fi network.

Because tax revenues are expected to exceed school building needs, Colorado public officials are already thinking of additional ways to use the tax windfall.

In 2015, about 8.8 million Americans used the tax break, saving themselves an aggregate $ 86.9 billion, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute.

Mylan is one of only a few public companies, and the only publicly - traded pharmaceutical maker, that uses these tax credits, a Reuters review of a comprehensive database of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission found.

Because so many of the new jobs created in recent years have been self - employed, it's reduced the amount of tax the government can collect and use for public services.

«Apple wasn't satisfied with shifting its profits to a low - tax offshore tax haven,» said Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that is holding the public hearing Tuesday into Apple's use of tax havens.

In recent months, revelations from European authorities about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.

The editorial neglects to mention that Amazon wants enormous «tax incentives» so the deal would probably cost Baltimore more than it would benefit us — and by «Baltimore,» I mean those of us who live here, who use public services, who send our children to public schools.

Prof. Wolfson said there are a range of public - policy options to address the possibility that the CCPC structure is being used to reduce income tax bills for professionals.

This monetarist philosophy has curtailed public enterprise throughout the world since 1980, in favor of privatization programs to sell off public enterprises and use the proceeds to cut taxes, mainly for the wealthier classes and the real estate and financial sectors.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act approved expanded use of 529 plans to include tax - free distributions (after December 31, 2017) of up to $ 10,000 per year per student to pay for tuition at elementary or secondary public, private, or religious schooTax Cuts and Jobs Act approved expanded use of 529 plans to include tax - free distributions (after December 31, 2017) of up to $ 10,000 per year per student to pay for tuition at elementary or secondary public, private, or religious schootax - free distributions (after December 31, 2017) of up to $ 10,000 per year per student to pay for tuition at elementary or secondary public, private, or religious schools.

«In light of the issues noted above, the Bank of Israel, the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Department, the Israel Tax Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, and the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority recommend to members of the public considering the use of decentralized virtual currencies to understand their characteristics, to be aware of the unique risks inherent in their use, and to display heightened awareness and caution.

These taxes collectively add up to about 30 percent of national income, and are used to fund transfers and public goods that ultimately benefit all U.S. families.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Other more narrow provisions include tax breaks for film and theater producers, NASCAR race track owners, manufacturers of electric motorcycles, commuters who use public transportation and teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.

Whether City Council wants to use more of the tax base for Northlands» plans may show the extent to which they love using public money to buy risk.

In a perfect world, businesses risk capital for profit and cities use taxes to build public infrastructure.

For example, Texas LLCs that sell goods to the public must apply for a sales and use tax permit.

Sole proprietors in Texas that sell goods will be required to get a sales and use tax license from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Therefore, supplementing conventional estimates with some additional dynamic estimates on major pieces of legislation, such as Camp's tax reform draft, can help give lawmakers and the public more information, but the default score should be used for budgetary purposes.

In «Tapping the Land: Tax Increment Financing of Infrastructure,» author Adam Found shows how cities could use tax increment financing (TIF) to finance infrastructure ranging from sports arenas to public transTax Increment Financing of Infrastructure,» author Adam Found shows how cities could use tax increment financing (TIF) to finance infrastructure ranging from sports arenas to public transtax increment financing (TIF) to finance infrastructure ranging from sports arenas to public transit.

NODE40 Balance allows digital currency owners to use the blockchain as the public ledger it was always intended to be, and provides users with the most accurate data for their reporting obligations at tax time.»

But new taxes are not needed for a chartered, infrastructure public bank that will achieve profitability within two to three years and then use these profits to increase support for needed projects.

The tax deduction for non-cash gifts to a public charity or donor - advised fund account may be used to offset up to 30 percent of adjusted gross income and can be carried forward for five years.

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She imposed a five - year freeze on the carbon tax, refuses to use carbon tax revenue to fund climate solutions, exempted the LNG industry from calculating greenhouse gas emissions on 70 per cent of its operations, cancelled a home retrofit program, and derailed public transit expansion plans with a built - to - fail referendum.

Mello - Roos taxes are voted on by property owners and are used to support special districts that finance services, public works or other improvements.

We must use plain language in any document that — is necessary for obtaining any federal government benefit or service or filing taxes provides information about any federal government benefit or service, or explains to the public how to comply with a requirement that the federal government administers or enforces.

Let's see, hmmm, even if I didn't have to pay for it or the cleaning of it with my tax dollars, I would object to any monument to any religion being placed in a public space that I pay to keep clear for my and others use.

The Christian Right wants public money to be used for private religious education (vouchers), buildings and services to be used for private religious purposes (this article), and they want subsidies in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions of other sorts, and they even want to destroy Aid to Needy Families so they can drive people into seeking help at their private religious «missions» where you are not allowed to eat unless you are a Christian, and so on.

The best way of making certain you pay the least taxes possible is to take them to certified public accountant (CPA), a designation used only by accountants who have passed a very difficult exam and are held to high standards of ethics.

For decades, states had used taxes to support public and private schools controlled by Protestants, with the goal not merely of Americanizing but of Protestantizing Catholic children.

Have a candidate that can say and deliver me something to where NON of my tax dollars will be used fund any schools private or public on the teachings of this god magic, and they got my vote!

By federal law, NO public tax money of ANY kind is to be used for ANY..

But to use public land supported by tax dollars is ont alright.

Whatever agencies oversee non-profits, or other kinds of corporations and companies, and can respond to complaints when non-profits especially are allegedly not functioning within the public interest, or there are other issues with governance, conflicts of interest, inurement (use of a tax - exempt non-profit for the private benefit or excessive benefit of someone with insider relationships), misuse of funds that were solicited to be spent on a specific designation project, etc..

As to taxes — you don't use public roads, public schools, public libraries; the police and fire services don't cover your home?

They are made to act — and should want to act — as agents of the public fisc who can not rightfully use the tax funds paid under duress of law by all the people — of many faiths and no faith — for the imposition of the religious beliefs or for the institutional advantage or aggrandizement of the sponsoring church.

How are you about using tax money to put a big fat elephant - headed Ganesh on top of your kid's public school, or to buy new Qurans for every single student to study?

That's exactly what's at the heart of this — that the use of public funds (e.g., tax dollars) should NOT be used to promote (e.g., force down the throat of others) any particular religion or religious belief or practice — that money shouldn't be taken by non-Christians by force (via taxation) and then given to Christians to put up displays of Christian religious symbolism.

The issue of using public funds could pave the way for tax money paying for Qurans and prayer mats and stuff you'd hate worse than I would, and believe me, I am pretty skeptical about Muslims.

If the tax code is to be used to penalize conduct that is not criminal but is only contrary to public policy or renders no public benefit, then it is important to notice the assumption underlying that innovation and its implications for all voluntary organizations, particularly churches.

Kronke used public funds (taxes) to help fund stadium and the fans he continued to ignore.

Sitting on the sofa, I show him a few items: newspaper and magazine pieces about the Liston fights; Ali's conversion to Islam; the arrest for refusing military induction; the epic first battle with Frazier; the Supreme Court overturning the draft conviction; Foreman being voodooed by Ali; the Thrilla in Manila; the boxing lesson he gave Spinks in their second contest; a recent article about Ali buying buses for Chicago - area public schools (immediately after seeing a TV news story about how Dade County had no money for new buses, Ali sat down, wrote a check and mailed it, not using the gift as a tax deduction); and one about helping a young man wearing a hooded dark sweatshirt and jeans who crawled out on a high window ledge of a Wilshire Boulevard skyscraper in Los Angeles to kill himself.