Sentences with phrase «wealthy interests did»

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It has always been interesting to me that the white men and wealthy women who have their family already want to force women to have children they don't want by withholding birth control and abortion services.

The R's govern only for the wealthy, the well - to - do and the interests of business.

we're one of the top 10 richest clubs in the world... stop being conned by those in charge... why would an incredibly wealthy man who doesn't care about soccer buy the controlling interest in this club then???

Also do not forget the underrlying world wide status of our club which may take a short term hit, but will soon recover and thrive when a healthy, wealthy and interested owner is in charge.

Instead of recruiting a plethora of young talents who will never get their chance at the highest level, and in the interests of both the game and the players themselves, the wealthiest teams would do better to cooperate in a healthy and united manner with those of lesser means.

And, while the causes chosen by wealthy old people to advance may not exactly match societal needs, tax funds can fill the gaps that no one wealthy was interested in donating to at death, so it doesn't really matter all that much exactly what charitable legacies the rich leave, even though they and their heirs can feel good about the charitable legacies that they do leave.

Business interests and Senate Republicans have argued the state doesn't necessarily need the money that would come from hiking taxes on the wealthy.

It doesn't get at the root of corruption in the money that wealthy individuals and special interests shower on elected officials in the form of campaign contributions and outside salaries.

«With my experience as someone who knows how to get things done in the Assembly, I can lead the way as we pass legislation that will reform a corrupt campaign finance system that only benefits wealthy special interests.»

In another, it said, «Bharara: Politicians are supposed to be on the ppl's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.»

Cuomo has repeatedly insisted he is not interested in raising taxes on New York's wealthiest residents, insisting that to do so at the state level would make New York less competitive with its neighbors, although a federal increase is a fine idea in his book.

Government does not need to be big, but it would help if it served the benefit of individual constituents versus the interests of the wealthy and corporations.

«Coupled with experience and someone who knows how to get the job done, I can lead the way as we pass legislation [and] reform corrupt campaign finance systems that only benefit the wealthy and special interests,» said Digi, a Democrat.

Nevertheless, it does seem that the highest earners (or those with sympathetic wealthier parents) will be able to pay off their loans more quickly, thus avoiding interest, which the hapless middle income people will have to pay.

«Politicians are supposed to be on the people's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for,» Mr. Bharara declared in January.

In particular, Caproni criticized Bharara's characterization of Albany — «politicians are supposed to be on the people's payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for» — saying that it could be considered «a commentary on the character or guilt of the defendant.»

Here are a few qualities that you think you need in a partner but actually don't: every shared interest, a «cool» guy, someone who respects your independence, love and sexual attraction only, and someone who is wealthy.

Wealthy senior men and women may want to take advantage of a dating service that performs pre-screening, and handles the match making, so they can feel confident that the individuals they meet are not just doing so for financial interest or other reasons.

Older, wealthier men are not seeking a sugar baby in Vancouver at the same rate as they once did, which is great news for women who seek an arrangement with someone who is closer to them in age and chosen interests.

An interesting observation in Texas is that some of the state's wealthy districts had originally proposed that money did not make much difference but later complained that limited funding did not enable them to provide an adequate level of education for their students, especially their special needs students.

Taking job creation, workforce development, transportation, healthcare, etc out of the conversation about kids in poverty (these aspects get little attention compared to schooling, even health doesn't come close) because schooling will take care of all that is just playing into the hands of corporate and wealthy interests.

The wealthy DO NOT pay interest on credit card balances at 20 % interest rates OR finance other purchases at high rates.

I understand why wealthy / oily vested interests fight on, but it's not like people are being brainwashed to do nothing, they are being brainswashed to cause (admittedly future) injury.

Do you really think wealthy industrialists and coroporate interests (who, you must agree, have a lot more money at stake) only ever act in the public interest?

It will be interesting (and sad) to see when fossil fuels no longer have the value they do today (because of their unintended damage to the earth's climate), and when at the same time they turn out to be the cause of Texas» downfall as a wealthy and powerful state, i.e. when unrelenting water resource issues (and here and here) drive half the population away, and leave the state a shell of its once arrogant self.

Asad Rehman head of climate and energy at Friends of the Earth had this to say «A weak and dangerously ineffectual agreement is nothing but a polluters charter — it legitimises a do - nothing approach whilst creating a mirage that governments are acting in the interests of the planet and its people,» «Doha was a disaster zone where poor developing countries were forced to capitulate to the interests of wealthy countries, effectively condemning their own citizens to the climate crisis.

Of course, creating renewable energy initiatives does not necessarily signal freedom of the press: Morocco, for example, will be hosting the next round of climate negotiations, but its media is still highly constrained in its ability to cover the king, his financial interests, and his powerful and wealthy court.

You do not have to be a very wealthy person to have assets that you are interested in protecting.