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- noun tax The principle that taxes should vary according to an individual's level of
wealth orincome .
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Examples
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A nation that allows health care to be delivered on a basis of ability-to-pay rather than need-for-care is a nation that has lost its moral compass.
Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead 2009
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"Ultimately, this is not an ability-to-pay crisis but a political-willingness-to-pay problem," said Timothy Ash , head of emerging Europe research at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London.
Debt Default Looms for Ivory Coast Clare Connaghan 2011
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But Fannie and Freddie could ensure that abusive lending doesn't result in foreclosure for huge numbers of households by refinancing loans for homeowners in a way that matches their ability-to-pay.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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Had many homeowners had a mortgage that matched their ability-to-pay in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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Had many homeowners had a mortgage that matched their ability-to-pay in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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But Fannie and Freddie could ensure that abusive lending doesn't result in foreclosure for huge numbers of households by refinancing loans for homeowners in a way that matches their ability-to-pay.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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Had many homeowners had a mortgage that matched their ability-to-pay in the first place, we wouldn't be in this mess.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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But Fannie and Freddie could ensure that abusive lending doesn't result in foreclosure for huge numbers of households by refinancing loans for homeowners in a way that matches their ability-to-pay.
John Taylor: $600 Billion To Boost Economy But $1.8 Trillion Lost To Foreclosures Why Is The Federal Government Powerless To Make Banks Help Homeowners? John Taylor 2010
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I love the twist on tax rates although we know there is an ability-to-pay issue, and many governments ranked very low on the Economic Freedom of the World index rank well on size of government because of the blood-turnip principle.
Will David Friedman Revise his Book?, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For example, in mymother's hometown, students can have two choices, depending on their ability-to-pay for the cost of tuition: one is privately-owned, while the other one is a public vocational technical high school, which is subsidized by the national government.
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