Deficit Quotes

380 quotes by 263 authors

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit. — Gary Bauer
Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion,… — Bob Beauprez
We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of… — Warren Buffett
It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy. — David Cameron
Reagan proved deficits don't matter. — Dick Cheney
One of the reasons the deficit got as big as it did, frankly, was because of the economic slowdown, the fall-off in deficits, the terrorist… — Dick Cheney
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit,… — Noam Chomsky
I said we are going to balance an $11 billion budget deficit in a $29 billion budget, so by percentage, the largest budget deficit in… — Chris Christie
Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean… — Thomas Haden Church
When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention to. — George Carlin
Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades. And for good… — Barack Obama
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
Community is as endangered by surplus as it is by deficit. If there is too much money floating around it enables people to have no… — Bill McKibben
...More important than the deficit, more important then healthcare-more important than anything-we have got to do something about our energy strategy. Because if we permit… — William J. Clinton
I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations. — Roscoe Bartlett
Technology usually provides a series of tradeoffs. Each asset is offset by a deficit...A major problem occurs when those who suffer from technology's defecits and… — Donald A. Norman
What we need to do is not only live within our means, but start paying down the deficit, and offer an opportunity at least for… — Ron Paul
When George Bush came into office, we had surpluses. And now we have half-a-trillion-dollar deficit annually. When George Bush came into office, our national debt… — Barack Obama
What we also have to recognize is that the deficit levels that I'm inheriting, over a trillion dollars, coming out of last year, that that… — Barack Obama
Is this money well spent? This is taxpayer money, it is going to be adding to the deficit short term and if we can't justify… — Barack Obama

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