#state aid

[rhythmicsystem]

So, a fun (sarcasm) thing about food stamps in my state is that there's a job hour requirement you have to meet

Previously this requirement was waived for me, because I am disabled and cannot work

However

Now

I am a student

Apparently

Students cannot have that waived for disability reasons.

I asked, directly, in person, to make sure this wasn't a mistake

The person I waited 4 hours to speak to (who was very nice, genuinely) explained that students must either be full time students or also meet the work hour requirement in addition to taking classes

I asked "so if I quit school I'd be able to get food stamps again then?"

And the answer was yes.

There are no words that can describe my anger in the entire system

My options are either to quit school which is my only opportunity to get out of this position, do school full time which is completely impossible for me, or meet the hour requirement in addition to school which I was already unable to do

And it's not just the food stamps on the line here, because food stamps is required for like half the programs I'm on right now for financial aid in different things.

Sick. Of. This.a

[eideard]

New Mexico on the Movie Map

New Mexico on the Movie Map

The film and TV tax credit that put New Mexico on the map is now nearly two decades old. Launched in 2003, it didn’t just transform the production landscape in the Land of Enchantment, along with a new tax credit in Louisiana, the state also kicked off a domestic incentives arms race that created vibrant industry hubs across the country and changed how projects are financed. Today, New Mexico…

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[hennethgalad]

The west is ignoring Pakistan’s super-floods. Heed this warning: tomorrow it will be you

Those who don’t die from the floods risk death by starvation – yet you’ve probably heard little about the devastation

"rage now.

What else can you feel when $880m was raised in a day and a half after the cathedral of Notre Dame suffered a fire in 2021 but an entire country of drowning poor must beg for climate aid and assistance?"

[professorwilliambyrnes]

Ireland and Apple Win State Aid Case! EU General Court Annuls Commission State Aid Decision Irish Tax Rulings Discriminated in Favor of Apple

Ireland and Apple Win State Aid Case! EU General Court Annuls Commission State Aid Decision Irish Tax Rulings Discriminated in Favor of Apple

Scroll down to paragraph 322 for the analysis of the application of the TNMM transfer pricing method 

The EU General Court of Justice writes as follows: In 2016 the Commission adopted a decision concerning two tax rulings issued by the Irish tax authorities (Irish Revenue) on 29 January 1991 and 23 May 2007 in favour of Apple Sales International (ASI) and Apple Operations Europe (AOE), which were…

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[thoughtlessarse]

EU eyes green conditions on state aid to virus-hit firms

An imminent revision of EU state aid rules for troubled firms during the COVID-19 outbreak could either uphold the bloc's climate goals or descend into “greenwashing”, a senior EU lawmaker has warned.

The European Commission is expected to unveil its new emergency state aid rules in the coming days, allowing national governments to pump billions into ailing companies and save them from bankruptcy during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Commission suspended its normally-strict state aid rules in mid-March, approving so far more than €1.9 trillion worth of national schemes during the pandemic.

But the EU executive is still undecided on whether to make aid conditional to climate and environmental objectives of the European Green Deal.

The revised state aid rules “is a fundamental test for the European Union’s ability to deliver on its climate ambitions” while preserving the EU single market, said Pascal Canfin, a French lawmaker who chairs the European Parliament’s environment committee.

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Tracy Chapman - If Not Now - 12/4/1988 - Oakland Coliseum Arena

If not now then when If not today then Why make your promises A love declared for days to come Is as good as none You can wait 'til morning comes You can wait for the new day You can wait and lose this heart You can wait and soon be sorry Now love's the only thing that's free We must take it where it's found Pretty soon it may be costly If not now what then We all must live our lives Always feeling Always thinking The moment has arrived

[tearsofrefugees]

Migrants in Morocco ‘need help to survive lockdown’

Morocco has promised financial support to citizens, but migrants are ineligible for state aid

[professorwilliambyrnes]

Professor Jeffery Kadet responds with his thoughts on the Nike European Commission Decision

Professor Jeffery Kadet responds with his thoughts on the Nike European Commission Decision

Professor Jeffrey Kadet (University of Washington Law) responds below to my thoughts about Nike’s state aid case (Thank you Professor Kadet for your very informed counter to my contentions)

William, it was a pleasure reading your piece on the Nike situation(below in this blog).  I have a few thoughts. Please feel free to add this to your blog if you think these thoughts would be useful to the…

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[thejaffer666]

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market - Labour Heartlands

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it has to free itself from the constraints of the single market. In recent weeks there has been intense debate in Britain about the Labour Party and the ongoing Brexit process. Advocates of the European Union have sought