Sentences with phrase «wealthier states like»

But notice where wealthier states like Massachusetts and Connecticut appear on the graph.

Not exact matches

As a result, the United States» wealthiest are increasingly resembling President George H.W. Bush, who lost a presidential election in 1992 in part because he seemed to be out of touch with the realities of everyday life, like shopping in a supermarket.

Get the state out of the marriage business, and let the wealthiest among us collect a harem of concubines like the days before the church declared marriage a sacrament.

Another key point to realize in the particular case of the United States is that lots of wealth of most wealthy people takes the form of capital gains, i.e. appreciation in the value of property like real estate and business stock, that has never been subject to any income taxation.

d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business leaders have accomplished something in the field of business and search for a different kind of satisfaction - and party members elect them simply because they are famous / successful.

If you support a traitor like Rump and you turn your back on the citizens of your state to provide tax cuts for the wealthy that virtually assure that after November the Pubs will be going after Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security as being too expensive you should be concerned about a negative response form voters.

It seems to me that wealthy people who have pet parties (see: Ross Perot) would have great interest in advertising an electoral revamp in a state with an initiative process (like California), but perhaps they feel they wouldn't be met with much success, or perhaps the idea hasn't crossed their mind.

It cut corporate taxes and individual income taxes by $ 1.5 trillion, but Democrats note its benefits were skewed toward the wealthy and that limits on the deductibility of state and local taxes are a particular burden to a high - tax state like New York.

Nixon went on to criticize inequality in the state, which she blamed on policy choices like tax cuts for corporations and wealthier New Yorkers, and called out corruption in state government.

He could appeal to white ethnics in swing states, or rally the social liberals who admire him for having been out ahead of his party (and his president) on same - sex marriage, or perhaps headline a few fund - raisers with the wealthy New York donors who have stocked his own campaign coffers and funded the super PAC - like group dedicated to running pro-Cuomo advertising.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous hinted this month that Senate Republicans were wavering in their opposition to the special tax on the wealthy that Cuomo says puts high - tax New York at a competitive disadvantage and helps drive the very rich, like former Rochester - area billionaire Tom Golisano, from the state.

Is the latest Cuomo minimum wage going to continue to have NY State taxpayers subsidize the pay for workers at wealthy multi-national companies like Wal - Mart and McDonalds?

With Republicans in charge of Albany things like the MTA payroll tax were kept at bay and resources like state school aide disproportionately stayed in wealthy districts, including many on Long Island.

Republicans at both the state and national levels would LOVE to cap the awards in medical malpractice suits — to protect their wealthy donors (like doctors and HANYS).

The 33 are part of two groups, Patriotic Millionaires and Responsible Wealth, that wrote the state «can and must do more to invest in the state's unmet needs, and we believe wealthy taxpayers like us should be part of the solution.»

«It really is troublesome to me when the conversation that we're hearing from our governor sounds more like the conversation that we're hearing in Wisconsin and other states where, again, the working class are asked to give back, give back, give back and yet the wealthy are asked to pay less,» said council member Melissa Mark - Viverito.

His claim that he's just a normal «middle - class guy» from Queens was blasted by Citizen Action New York, which said the governor's idea of what a middle class person is «would explain why he's consistently given tax cuts to the wealthiest households in New York — like his own — while neglecting the true middle and working class families of our state.»

Election victories in New York by President Obama, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Representatives Bill Owens & Louise Slaughter, House candidates Sean Patrick Maloney and Dan Maffei and five high - profile State Senate candidates sent a clear message this week that New York voters want to stop special deals for the wealthy, invest for the future and protect important programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from harsh cuts.

Yesterday, the Albany Times - Union criticized the Board of Elections» decision to not enforce the state's aggregate contribution limit, saying it would allow a single wealthy donor to «pour millions of dollars into an election like this fall's, when every state office will be up for grabs.»

While different states weigh and conduct the components differently, they, like New York, tie teacher performance only to student growth, not raw test scores, so as not to disadvantage teachers whose students hail from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds versus teachers in wealthy districts.

You can't turn losing a congressional race into winning a Senate race, especially in a complex political state like Ohio (unless you are independently wealthy).

Movies and other mainstream media, like music videos and TV shows, depict very lavish extravagancies as the norm in the United States American men are portrayed in the media as being very wealthy, they are also portrayed as being big travelers, jetting off here and there for business or vacation.

In New York, well - publicized boycotts of state tests have been organized in wealthy, high - performing suburbs of New York City like Scarsdale.

On the 74, Richard Whitmire wonders why parents and teachers in wealthy communities like Newton, Massachusetts, are so actively fighting a ballot initiative that would allow more charter schools to open in other areas in the state.

Local school district officials closely monitor the Utah legislative session each year because legislators representing less - affluent school districts inevitably look to the wealthier ones - like Park City - to help fund schools in parts of the state where population is growing.

The new reform groups built ties with a pre-existing conservative network in the state, including pro-school - voucher groups like the Students First PAC, a wealthy political - action committee funded by the libertarian managers of a suburban Philadelphia investment firm.

So schools with a physical location in wealthier areas like metro Atlanta could probably receive the state average funding while those in lower - income areas would likely be eligible for less.

While approximately three - fourths of four year olds in America are involved in some kind of educational program, the United States still ranks only 25th out of the 34 most wealthy and upcoming nations in the world in terms of early childhood education, lagging behind the likes of Portugal and Mexico.

The measure specifically took aim at the state's recapture plan, which redistributes funds from property wealthy districts like HISD to property poor districts.

Some might snip that releasing lunkers only makes sense in a wealthy place like the United States, where your next meal isn't something you have to catch.

I'd like to think The New York Times does a better job of making the news world flatter, but it's clear that, overall, media and the public in the United States (and I'll bet at least a few other wealthy countries) are caught in a circular chase for the familiar and relevant.

Good think I don't have to wake up at any specific time but still I don't like getting my early to bed early rise schedule messed up and risk interrupting a continuing state of healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Should wealthier regions like Europe and the United States cut more, since they're responsible for most of the man - made greenhouse gases that have already been put in the atmosphere?

Some have said that Bitcoin makes much more sense in the developing world, while others claim developed nations like the United States have the sort of tech savvy and wealthy population necessary to give this new technology a boost.

(Bloomberg)-- President Donald Trump and Republican leaders inched closer to releasing their tax framework this week, as details leaked to lobbyists suggested it would dramatically cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy, provide a measure of middle - class tax relief and punish some households in Democratic - leaning states like New York and New Jersey.