So how unaffordable is the possibility of a $75,000 a year income after 15 years, for a nine month contract, with all sorts of fringe benefits — such as health care, retirement, tickets to sports and cultural events, and even free or subsidized parking? ❋ Unknown (2007)
The LibDems recently dropped their commitment to immediately abolish university fees and the huge debt they entail for most students, claiming it was 'unaffordable' - just at a time when more young people are looking to higher education as a way of avoiding the dole queue. ❋ Unknown (2010)
I have been struggling for the last couple, Bush’s handling of the economy has definitely hurt my business, less money for all those things that used to feel like ‘needs’, now are looking like ‘extras’, that can wait a while longer or are just plain unaffordable now, just the basics of life, thinking, maybe next month … and I cannot do anything about that. ❋ Unknown (2006)
This has led to a sharp increase in property prices, to what some experts call unaffordable levels and an explosion of new planned buildings. ❋ Unknown (2010)
A town is classified as unaffordable if its House Price/First Time Buyer household income ratio is above 4.0. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)
But as Mr. Obama noted on ABC, a pared-down package imposing restrictions on insurers might make coverage unaffordable, which is one reason he prefers a broad overhaul. ❋ Unknown (2010)
• A powerful blog by Liz Sayce, CEO of Radar, the disability charity, on the outrageous discrimination faced by Jane Cordell, a diplomat who was denied a new posting by the Foreign Office on the grounds that the workplace adjustments needed by Cordell, who is deaf, were "unaffordable": ❋ Patrick Butler (2010)
These neighborhoods may be "unaffordable," but suburbs they definitely are not. joshuadf ❋ Unknown (2010)
Entitlements are always sold as modest and "paid for," then years later everyone suddenly discovers that they are "unaffordable" without digging deeper into the pockets of the middle class. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The Free Democrats and their senior coalition partners, the Christian Democrats, campaigned last year on cutting taxes, but declared their elec tion pledge "unaffordable" after they won. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And still the widget told me my notional budget was "unaffordable". ❋ Unknown (2010)
But now that pension, which was described by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as "gold-plated", "unaffordable" and "unfair" is about to change. ❋ Debbie Andalo (2010)
Too muchLast week: Education secretary Michael Gove defends cutting the £162m school sport programme – calling it an "unaffordable" misuse of resources. ❋ David Hills (2010)
Some places, like the Bay Area, saw such appreciation for several decades, with housing prices appearing to be "unaffordable" by conventional measures at almost any point in time. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And that means not turning down their pension requests withthe crythat they'll be "unaffordable" for the public finances. ❋ Unknown (2008)
However, "not a single movement" had been seen by labour, which had kept its "unaffordable" 12 percent demand on the table. ❋ Unknown (2007)
"We cannot find jobs in our own country, education has become highly unaffordable, meaningless wages are rewards for the few still employed in the formal sector, day to day battles with the police as most youths have resorted to vending and touting at bus ranks," he said. ❋ Unknown (2007)
