"In the case of public works projects, taxpayers foot the bill."

But taxpayers have been footing the bill for several days.

So taxpayers will be footing the bill one way or another.

It would let parents pick their children's schools, public or private, with the taxpayers footing the bill.

"We have a large urban poor population and our taxpayers are footing the bill for other states."

"Let the taxpayers foot the bill, is likely to be the outcome," he said.

The implication was that taxpayers would foot the bill if the state took over.

If taxpayers footed the bill, those costs might well be higher.

What makes it especially rare is that taxpayers are not footing the bill.

Why the American taxpayer and consumer should foot the bill for worldwide drug development has never been explained.