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This will require substantial borrowing on top of the fisc-wrecking bond issuance during the pandemic.
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Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
The lawyers tend to see themselves as guardians of the public fisc, pitted against those who would drain the coffers: criminals looking for a payday, greedy lawyers, bleeding-heart juries.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2022
One of the more peculiar aspects of the United States is the dominance of graduates of public institutions in those regions ostensibly most hostile to generous disbursement from the public fisc.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2011
From 2008 to 2022, Connecticut’s state budget grew by 37%, while Massachusetts’s pro-growth policies fueled a doubling of the public fisc.
—Jim Stergios, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
The intention of tax is to provide revenue for the U.S. fisc.
—Benjamin Willis, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
That’s debatable, however, since faster price rises are likely to trigger higher interest rates that would strain Rome’s fisc.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
Corporate tax directors are tasked with maximizing shareholder value, not protecting the public fisc.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 27 May 2021
As the federal cost-share has declined to 90% from 100% in the early ObamaCare years for these new beneficiaries, state fiscs are being squeezed.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
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Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
The lawyers tend to see themselves as guardians of the public fisc, pitted against those who would drain the coffers: criminals looking for a payday, greedy lawyers, bleeding-heart juries.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2022
One of the more peculiar aspects of the United States is the dominance of graduates of public institutions in those regions ostensibly most hostile to generous disbursement from the public fisc.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2011
From 2008 to 2022, Connecticut’s state budget grew by 37%, while Massachusetts’s pro-growth policies fueled a doubling of the public fisc.
—Jim Stergios, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
The intention of tax is to provide revenue for the U.S. fisc.
—Benjamin Willis, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
That’s debatable, however, since faster price rises are likely to trigger higher interest rates that would strain Rome’s fisc.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
Corporate tax directors are tasked with maximizing shareholder value, not protecting the public fisc.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 27 May 2021
As the federal cost-share has declined to 90% from 100% in the early ObamaCare years for these new beneficiaries, state fiscs are being squeezed.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Latin fiscus
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near fisc
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“Fisc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fisc. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.
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