They could not separate out cash outlays from depreciation expense at the job level.

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Currently, I see profit margins almost 20 percent above their normalized level, elevated by tight expense control and minimal incremental wage expense.

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It promises to create a budget crisis at the city and county level since these entities now face a cash expense they can no longer ignore.

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In the case of public employers, such laws at the local and state level have led to large settlements being paid at taxpayers' expense.

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