Billions Quote by Barack Obama

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

— Jim Lehrer

I mean, you have said before you'd cut the deficit in half. And this...I love this idea of $4 trillion in cuts. You found…

— Mitt Romney

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

I think first of all, let me...let me repeat...let me repeat what I said. I'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut.…

— Mitt Romney

It is my view that what is important is cutting government spending, however spending is financed. A so-called deficit is a disguised and hidden…

— Milton Friedman

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

True conservatives would not be concerned about deficits when liberals are in power, but then ignore them entirely when the Republican party wants to…

— Neera Tanden

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax…

— Claire McCaskill

We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes…

— John Spratt

If we want cut the deficit, let's talk about raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest individuals - not putting air traffic controllers out…

— Jasmine Crockett

Budget cuts if you're not rich, tax cuts if you are. Less money for those who don't have any and more to those who…

— Will Durst

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

— Milton Friedman