Financial stability Quote by Ben Bernanke

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

— Anonymous

Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits…

— Ron Paul

When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.

— Henry Paulson

I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending -…

— Justin Trudeau

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

— Anonymous

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the…

— Ronald Reagan

Why am I interested in deficits? The only way you balance the budget in this country long-term is through sustained economic growth. And that's…

— Mick Mulvaney

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

It seems to me there are good deficits and bad deficits. Now, we have a deficit that comes from the militarization of our society…

— Anonymous

The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.

— Tim Kaine

The problem with our deficit is not because Americans are taxed too little. The problem with the deficit is because Washington spends too much…

— Paul Ryan

The federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good…

— Robert Reich