There are no defined rules and regulations to govern the criteria necessary for companies to receive such benefits, and the amount of financial subsidy is determined at the discretion of the relevant government authorities. Such amounts are recorded as other income when received and there are no ...
Fitch Rates Washington Convention and Sports Auth, D.C.'s Tax Revs 'A+'; Outlook Stable Rating Action Commentary / Mon 05 Apr, 2010 Fitch Recalibrates its U.S. Public Finance State Ratings Rating Action Commentary / Wed 20 Dec, 2006 Fitch Rates $500MM Washington Convention Center Auth. ...
Child Care Subsidy Programs in WashingtonThe Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) program in Washington pays a portion of child care costs for low-income families. Some families have no co-pays, while others pay a co-pay of up to $215 each month, depending on income. For example, a ...
Peter Schweizer: I think campaign fundraising is increasingly not just about winning elections. It's a lifestyle subsidy. Peter Schweizer, is an author and fellow at the Hoover Institution. For the past few years, he and a team of researchers have been investigating the way congressmen and se...
shell games and political favoritism. We need much stronger federal laws and regulation of state spending and tuition policy to prevent this. (One alternative is giving a standard federal subsidy to any college, two- or four-year, public or private nonprofit, that agrees to make tuition free....
The Mortgage Interest Deduction Has Got to Go; Let’s call it what it really is: a debt subsidy for the wealthy. Brooke Sample – Bloomberg The National Association of Realtors has agreed to pay about $418 million to settle litigation related to how real estate agents set commission rates,...
Now that you understand who the real players are, think about how much government subsidy is really going to them. As the video shows, many mid-sized farms that are still family owned, rely on the handouts through these big corporate influences running the show. Almost all farms have to ...
“A corporation is a legal person created by state statute that can be used as a fall guy, a servant, a good friend or a decoy,” the company’s website boasts. “A person you control… yet cannot be held accountable for its actions. Imagine the possibilities!” “In the U.S., (...
“I suspect the real reason that govts were so eager to offer low capital requirements in Basel II was to create a massive subsidy for govt. debt;” Indeed if a bank lends to an ordinary industry rated BBB+ to B- then the bank needs to put away 8 percent of the capital...
In reality, they amount to a subsidy for big mailers – a subsidy paid for by the average stamp buyer. The excessive discounts for the large mailers have reduced the Postal Service role and dramatically increased the private sector role in the mailing industry. The CEO of RR Donnelley ...