Households have not meaningfully repaired their balance sheets since the onset of the last recession. Households are not 'better positioned' than they were earlier to boost outlays as their wariness about the economic environment abates. If anything, they are more poorly positioned to do so.
Quotes about outlays (9 Quotes)
Consumption is growing, government outlays are growing and the third quarter will look very strong. But going forward, business spending is flat and decisions are being deferred. That can keep us weak for the near term -- neither contracting nor expanding.
We have not done any work on the Miami River for over 40 years and after the ice storm last year, this is a small price to pay for the future well being of our citizens and the economy of this community. This project will reduce outlays of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and other taxpayer dollars that go to rehabilitate an area after it has become flooded.
With business outlays solid and foreign demand picking up, this will likely keep the Fed in the tightening game through the first half of the year.
Basic research may seem very expensive. I am a well-paid scientist. My hourly wage is equal to that of a plumber, but sometimes my research remains barren of results for weeks, months or years and my conscience begins to bother me for wasting the taxpayer's money. But in reviewing my life's work, I have to think that the expense was not wasted. Basic research, to which we owe everything, is relatively very cheap when compared with other outlays of modern society. The other day I made a rough calculation which led me to the conclusion that if one were to add up all the money ever spent by man on basic research, one would find it to be just about equal to the money spent by the Pentagon this past year.
The adoption rate of RFID technology has been hindered by both the large capital outlays and the significant operational expenses that suppliers must incur to meet the RFID compliance standards set by their largest customers, particularly those serving retail and government markets. This problem is especially severe for mid-sized suppliers that generate less than 1000 RFID tags per month. The RFID Fulfillment Network delivers huge printing cost reductions and improves the end-to-end order fulfillment process, further lowering operating costs.
In total, the initial funding will cover the expenses and capital outlays necessary to support this business.
ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.
The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.