Communism Quote by Allan H. Meltzer

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.

— Milton Friedman

Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth.

— Ronald Reagan

Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both.

— Anonymous

Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested interests, and…

— Manmohan Singh

We don't need more politicians insisting we have deficits because you're not taxed enough. Those deficits ballooned from an economy that didn't grow enough…

— Ronald Reagan

In order to reduce the deficit, there has to be revenue in addition to cuts.

— Jim Lehrer

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

— Sam Ewing

The way to reduce the deficit is to create jobs and work opportunities so that people will have money with which to pay taxes.

— Danny K. Davis

Budget deficits are not caused by wild-eyed spenders, but by slow economic growth and periodic recessions. And any new recession would break all deficit…

— John F. Kennedy

“Tax increases don’t eliminate deficits they increase govt. spending.”

— Ronald Reagan

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.

— Peter DeFazio

To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate…

— Alex Berenson