I think Bush has capitulated on affirmative action and government spending. Apart from that, he's OK, I guess. About the same as… — Peter Brimelow Copy Share Image
Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody. — Larry Elder Copy Share Image
Government spending is taxation. When you look at this, I've never heard of a poor person spending himself into prosperity; let alone… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
POTUS already got tax increases. Now he wants more tax increases to fund more bloated government spending. Not going to happen. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Credit expansion is the governments' foremost tool in their struggle against the market economy. In their hands it is the magic wand… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Who knew, in 2000, that compassionate conservatism meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism… — Christopher Buckley Copy Share Image
Instead of the Government spending $400,000 on immunisation, we may get far better health outcomes if we spend $100,000 in some other… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burdens to be imposed; having never been a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The stimulus legislation, technically known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was a mixture of tax cuts for families… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
To win elections, politicians have promised practically endless government spending and covered up the cost, leaving generations of taxpayers obligated to pay… — David Malpass Copy Share Image
Obama has paid and will continue to pay dearly for betting on his stimulus package. Because of it, the Bush recession is… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
Government spending is being restrained, the economy is making progress and moving forward, and the pro-growth, tax cutting policies put in place… — Bill Shuster Copy Share Image
What's hurting the U.S. economy is total government spending. The deficit is an indicator that the government is spending so much money… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
I don't think the press has done a very good job dealing with government spending.The Defense Department with the $9,500 toilet seat,… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. The reason… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Never forget that no government has wealth of its own to spend. The money has to come from taxation, monetary inflation, or… — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies - an 84… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in… — Steve Schmidt Copy Share Image
American taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for the overwhelming costs of amnesty. Under current law, once 11 million illegal… — Lamar S. Smith Copy Share Image
I often repeat three numbers: 20-23-26. Quebec generates only 20 per cent of Canada's wealth; it represents 23 per cent of the… — Philippe Couillard Copy Share Image
In reality, every time the government takes an additional dollar in taxes out of someone's pocket, it's a dollar that person will… — Maxime Bernier Copy Share Image
We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting… — James Callaghan Copy Share Image
What does it mean when Republicans and Democrats alike warn us about the 'pain' involved in cutting government spending - in their… — Theodore J. Forstmann Copy Share Image
Many conservatives were openly angry with the Bush administration over enormous government spending and the chaos in Iraq. I don't see as… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
..either immediately or ultimately every dollar of government spending must be raised through a dollar of taxation. Once we look at the… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
If the U.S. Government was a company, the deficit would be $5 trillion because they would have to account by general accepted… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress -… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
It is my view that what is important is cutting government spending, however spending is financed. A so-called deficit is a disguised… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Government spending cannot create additional jobs. If the government provides the funds required (think stimulus) by taxing the citizens or by borrowing… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
But public works, economic protectionism, cheap money, "deficit-financed government spending," and "the animal spirits of the spendthrift in the service of boosting… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . .… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Government spending is always a “tax” burden on the American people and is never equally or fairly distributed. The poor and low-middle… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
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