More and more people are becoming aware that government has nothing to give them without first taking it away from somebody else-or… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
One of the reasons the deficit got as big as it did, frankly, was because of the economic slowdown, the fall-off in… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Addiction might be redefined not as a character flaw but as a "biochemical deficit management." Our emotional habits will become an accepted… — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
Well, the U.S. is running a current account deficit; we are creating lots of investment opportunities in the United States that exceed… — John W. Snow Copy Share Image
Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The Farm Bill is one of the only bills that provides substantial deficit reduction that passed the Senate this year. It only… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
It's critical to show that we can meet our commitment to students with disabilities without raising taxes and without increasing the deficit.… — Jared Polis Copy Share Image
Of course, there's been a real debate about where to invest and where to cut, and I'm committed to working with members… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Europe is right to tell us to reduce this [France's budget] deficit and spend less. Europe is right to demand this of… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
There's a joke in economics about the drunk who loses his keys in the street but only looks for them under the… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. I'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think if you're going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
If the US government spends 40 percent of the nation's income, as it does through either borrowing or taxes, that income is… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist, deficit hawk. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Coming into World War II, we were seen as a conquering hero for beleaguered people, we are now seen as invader, an… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
I don't understand how the Republican party is the party with the reputation for fiscal conservatism and fiscal sanity, when they're the… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
The trade deficit is the capital surplus and don't ever think of having a capital surplus as being a bad thing for… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
If the practice persists of covering government deficits with the issue of notes, then the day will come without fail, sooner or… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Until the president produces a responsible deficit reduction plan, I'm not going to the White House to negotiate with myself. — Jeff Landry Copy Share Image
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
This nation is on a course where if we don't do something about it, get federal situation, the fiscal policy [under control],… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
