Sentences with phrase «widening income»

You've taken good steps toward widening your income and asset base.

The widening income inequality across Central Texas coupled with the high cost of legal services makes access to justice impossible for the most vulnerable in our communities.

Beverly Hills campaign heats up between Henry Waxman and Marianne Williamson over the widening income gap between millionaires and billionaires in their district

And perhaps the most deleterious aspect of the widening income and wealth gap in so many countries is that it is deepening inequality of opportunity.

The post-1979 economic recovery has resulted in a flurry of new buildings, along with a tidal wave of gentrification and widening income disparity.

Our authors raise awareness of the growing number of children now living in poverty (22 percent in the United States) and examine what might be done to bridge the widening income achievement gap.

The United States» widening income gap is damaging our economy's health more than anything else, and we as a country need to rectify this quickly.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined his vision for New York City and offered a glimpse into his signature goal of fighting the city's widening income inequality gap.

They also argue that boosting the wage in the fast food industry will go a long way toward closing the country's ever widening income inequality gap.

On behalf of those who are not, those who are ought to be malcontent with the scandalous American toleration of dying (as opposed to living) wages, the widening income gap and the inability of millions to afford decent health care.

Why does Canada have a youth unemployment rate of over 15 per cent; a federal debt $ 150 billion higher than when the they took office in 2006; a federation weakened by federal - provincial squabbling over health, training and pensions; greater uncertainty about retirement; widening income inequality?

This does not mean that income per capita was falling, but it does indicate that the top countries were setting the bar higher every year, thereby further widening the income gap with Canada.

Lately, the sheer volume of buybacks has prompted complaints among academics, politicians and investors that massive stock repurchases are stifling innovation and hurting U.S. competitiveness — and contributing to widening income inequality by rewarding executives with ever higher pay, often divorced from a company's underlying performance.

Wouldn't David Cameron have been better not to pretend that Cornwall — rather than Turkey — was the real summer holiday and rather reassure voters that the Tories under him willnot revert to policies that entrench, nay, widen the income gap?

This failure harms the economy, widens income gaps, arrests upward mobility, and exacerbates civic decay and political division.

Not exact matches

«Under - emphasis of these (structural) policies relative to macroeconomic, trade and financial stability policies is a key reason for many governments» failure in recent decades to mobilize a more effective response to widening inequality and stagnating median income as technological change and globalization have gathered force,» the report said.

Truth be told, wealth inequality has traditionally been even more skewed than income inequality in the U.S., and hasn't quite widened quite as much in the last four decades.

The income gap between the top one per cent and the rest of filers has widened over time, calculated in 2010 constant dollars.

I think the income gap has widened considerably which has created a whole generation of 20 - somethings making 6 figures and 30 - somethings making $ 250K and up.

It's no secret that the income gap in America is widening as the cost of living is increasing.

There has been a widening gap between productivity and median incomes since the 1970s.

, pointing out the widening divergence between income and expenditures and the resulting worrisome drop in the savings rate.

The net income deficit widened to $ 4.7 billion in the March quarter, with increased income inflows due to higher returns on equity investments abroad partially offsetting growth in outflows.

Higher food prices could pose a challenge to the government of the nation's president, Jacob Zuma, who is confronting widening public anger over rising income inequality and whose party, the African National Congress, is expected to face serious challenges in municipal elections this year.

«The report released today by the Council of Economic Advisers shows how conflicts of interest, backdoor payments and hidden fees are hurting average Americans, exacerbating income inequality and widening the racial wealth gap.»

EM bonds also look like a relative bargain within fixed income after this year's spread widening.

Correspondingly, the current account deficit has also widened over the past couple of years, although the deficit for the September quarter, at around 6 per cent of GDP (assuming that the net income deficit remains constant as a share of GDP), is likely to have been smaller than in the previous quarter.

When interest rates edge higher, the spread between income from loans and payments on deposits typically widens, which can help increase bank profitability through higher net interest margins (NIMs).

Capital Markets Fixed Income Saudi Arabia has issued its first sovereign bonds since 2007 to help fund a widening budget deficit caused by continued spending amid low oil prices.

Since the 1970's, however, income gaps have been rapidly widening.

All the time these things were going on, the gap between the average white income and the average black income in this nation continued to widen, while the white population says such things as, «We have made significant progress in race relations in the last ten years.»

The already noticeable gap in per capita income between the rich and the poor (whether nations or individuals) will continue to widen.

Eric Leenders, managing director, personal finance at trade body UK Finance, said the report shows «how more unstable incomes and the rising cost of living have widened the net in terms of people who may be at risk».

Economic growth under capitalism can either widen or narrow income gaps.

There will be continuously high demands from urban market, however, with increasing disposable income and widening distribution network; the rural market will become more prominent.

When the Blue Devils, including the incoming freshmen, gathered to watch the NBA draft, their eyes widened at some of the prep - to - pro picks.

Students in DC Public Schools depend on breakfasts, lunches, after school snacks, supper, and fresh fruit and vegetables to counter the effects of a rough economy and widening urban income inequality.

The income gap in the United States is widening.

Technological progress and globalisation have led to widening wage gaps, and rising income inequalities across the OECD over the last three decades (OECD, 2011).

However, the Institute warned that the changes highlighted a widening gap between the Scottish and UK tax regimes because of the partial devolution of tax powers that would increase both the costs and complexity of administering Scottish income tax.

The decision of the Special Conference last month to back the amendment calling on Liberal Democrats in government to ensure that wealth and income inequality does not widen during this Parliament was near unanimous and we were strongly encouraged by your support of it.

She was against the state income tax and fought against the widening of I - 91 and the planned entrance / exit ramps off I - 291 in the Wilson section of town.

Income Data Services report that the starting salary for teachers is now 20 % below that of other graduate professions and the gap widens the longer teachers remain in the job.

Although economic growth was over 11 per cent between 2003 and 2008, real incomes actually stagnated and the North - South divide widened.

Last December, when the stagnating economy led to a widening new budget gap, Cuomo, after saying for months he was against raising any new taxes, agreed to extend an income tax surcharge on the wealthiest New Yorkers, closing almost half of the new deficit.

The event is part of a statewide pushback against bad budget priorities that will undermine people, services and communities, and widen New York's income inequality gap even further.

Reforms will widen the gap between wages and the income of people living on handouts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

Republicans blending the House and Senate bills together for a second vote widened the SALT deduction to allow a mix and match of property, state income and sales taxes.

In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new study.

Further investigation revealed that the widening gender gap was driven by people with low incomes.