As with past natural disasters, the Sandy aid bill is not offset with spending cuts, meaning the aid adds to the deficit.
Second, even if the offset argument is valid with the VEETC in place, the tariff still represents a substantial barrier to trade.
As sales flatten or fall, Molson Coors is able to offset the slump with lower expenses and, more recently, higher prices.
Another problem with offset schemes is the lack of standards: can you really trust those who promise to eliminate emissions elsewhere on your behalf?
One way to offset the new expense is to negotiate with vendors for lower-cost ingredients and packaging, such as pizza boxes.
This is especially worrying because it means that, despite holding its own rates to record lows and feeding money into the economy through quantitative easing, the Bank of England is ever less able to offset tight fiscal policy with loose money.
So is France also trying to offset the damage of excessive spending with good policy in other areas?
For many gamers with limited resources, the additional cost is offset by the convenience of spreading the payments out over time.
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Buffett's best hope is that Gen Re can restructure its investment portfolio to offset the problems with the basic business.
As long as growth is sufficient (and it is), there is room to offset video cost pressures in the U.S. with scale benefits below the gross margin line.
Total federal spending should then be frozen until the budget is balanced, with essential spending increases for programs like Social Security offset with the termination of outdated or inappropriate programs that no longer serve a desirable function.
The increase in revenues is primarily due to the same store sales growth partially offset by revenues associated with the net decrease of 50 stores compared to last year.
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This is because if the selling taxpayer has net gain from the sale of other property that is included in investment income, he is permitted to offset that gain (but not create a net loss) with any loss generated from the sale of the stock or partnership interest.
An alternative would be to establish a position in one platinum contract with an offset in a miNY gold futures contract that also is 50 ounces.
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With private spending weakening, not slumping, there is no case for a fiscal offset.
Foreign exchange (or Forex) investing is the solution to market risk because you can offset your losses in the stock or bond market with your gains in the Forex market.
That is what Toni Christy, 51, is doing: In order to offset her taxable income, she hired both her sons to assist with transcribing and editing at her San Diego business, which provides transcription services for the deaf.
While the apparel industry is struggling with shrinking margins due to surging production costs, Jones has concentrated on luxury brands to offset the declining margins.
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Behind the handsome, purposeful grille is Mercedes's evolved OM642 diesel V6 (72-degree bank, 48-degree crankpin offset, with center counterbalance shaft), connected to the GL's standard seven-speed automatic transmission.
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On the post report conference call with the Street, Redmond added that he does not expect anything the company is doing will offset the current negative trends in the business at least through the 2013 first half.
The agency said it is open to reconsidering closures on a "case by case" basis, but would have to offset any changes with other spending cuts.
But there is one thing that everyone has in common (with the possible exception of the uber-rich): To offset future liabilities.
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