taxpayer
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If the company was subsequently sold to a private buyer, the government would be able to recoup some taxpayer cash.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Perhaps the most concerning thing I found is the state’s I Matter program, which uses taxpayer money to provide no-cost mental health counseling for children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The taxpayer took a loss, but the collapse in growth and employment might have been more costly without the support.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Worried that the government was wasting taxpayer money, Truman decided to send investigators to Oak Ridge and Hanford.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
He has pledged that the expansion would be funded entirely by private donations, though taxpayers could be on the hook for security-related upgrades tied to the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The government had previously said any extension would depend on the plant meeting all required safety standards and not imposing additional costs on taxpayers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
After that, LA28 and the city would have access to a second, $270-million contingency fund set up to protect taxpayers, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
If any sufficiently senior official could sign away tax liability with a memo, the revenue laws would bind only taxpayers without friends in the government.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
By winning taxpayers over, they hoped to protect themselves from funding cuts.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
