First rule in government spending: why build one when you…

Right now, the government is spending billions of dollars supporting the problem-makers in the U.S. economy - the polluters, despoilers, incarcerators, and warmongers.

— Van Jones

For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.

— Mike Pence

[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking]…

— Benjamin Franklin

Do you know that all of the money that we are spending, that the government is spending, must come from you? The government has…

— J. Reuben Clark

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is…

— Chris Chocola

To win in November, Republican candidates must show they are in touch with voter concerns about growth, jobs, paychecks, government spending and debt. The…

— Karl Rove

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their…

— Jim DeMint

I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ... because I believe…

— Milton Friedman

Who knew, in 2000, that compassionate conservatism meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism in disaster…

— Christopher Buckley

Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending is. Since…

— Walter E. Williams

State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance…

— Ian Bremmer

Government spending cannot create additional jobs. If the government provides the funds required by taxing the citizens or by borrowing from the public, it…

— Ludwig von Mises

Hillary Clinton: putting big government spending financed by the Chinese ahead of good-paying jobs for middle-class Americans. Is she guilty or not guilty?

— Chris Christie

The idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hardworking middle class taxpayers - that's an old idea…

— Marco Rubio

Every American knows there are government expenses that are absolutely not necessary. I disagree with the very idea that our government is spending $2.4…

— Jeff Miller