Budget Quotes

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Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over… — Craig Kilborn
As fighting in Iraq intensifies, President Bush delivered his supplemental war budget to Congress. The money will cover 30 days of fighting, then we'll be… — Craig Kilborn
The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels. — George H. W. Bush
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. ... Government contains impure ingredients - as anybody who's looked at Congress can… — P.J. O'Rourke
Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private person to do… — Walter E. Williams
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
When Maryam Babangida and Mariam Abacha built the Women Centre and the National Hospital they did not carry the buildings when they left government. I… — Patience Jonathan
Pentagon's readiness and modernization problems are not due to budget cuts. The are the result of habitual modes of conduct evolved during the Cold War… — Unknown Author
The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors.... — John Anderson
I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations. — Roscoe Bartlett
At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that… — Pete Hegseth
According to the Tax Foundation, taxes now consume more than 38% of the average family's budget. That is more than is spent on food, clothing,… — Daniel J. Mitchell
By the year 2000, such renewable energy sources could provide 40 percent of the global energy budget; by 2025, humanity could obtain 75 percent of… — Denis Hayes
What the American family does not want is to pay an increasing fraction of their budget, their precious dollars, for energy costs. — Steven Chu
The cost of taxpayer compliance with [the tax code] is over $80 billion per year, more than eight times the cost of the IRS budget — Unknown Author
What would you think of a person who earned $24,000 a year but spent $35,000? Suppose on top of that, he was already $170,000 in… — John Stossel
Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no. — Ronald Reagan
Can there be a more lamentable picture than that of a Chancellor of the Exchequer seated on an empty chest by a pool of bottomless… — Robert Peel
We have already used more than half of that budget. This means that three quarters of the fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the… — Christiana Figueres
The only way to meet pressing social needs and be fiscally responsible is to cut the runaway Pentagon budget, which now almost equals the military… — Dennis Kucinich
Yes, the deficit doctors have their scalpels out all right, but they're not poised over the budget. That's as fat as ever and getting fatter.… — Ronald Reagan
The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by… — Tom Ridge
Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants… — John C. Maxwell
From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but… — Niall Ferguson

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