Deficit Quotes

380 Deficit quotes by 257 unique authors

Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical… — Jonah Goldberg
Although economists have studied the sensitivity of import and export volumes to changes in the exchange rate, there is still much uncertainty about just how… — Martin Feldstein
Deficit reduction is not an end in itself. It is the means to an end. Canadians must now decide what kind of country they want… — Jean Chretien
Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits. — Michael Dean Crapo
My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily. — Paloma Faith
You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when… — Paul Guilfoyle
The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent as a prelude to a long-term… — Timothy Geithner
I'm a fiscal hawk. I vote against all taxes, but I do believe the environment, and climate change, is a bigger issue than fiscal deficits… — Vinod Khosla
The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth. — Tim Kaine
Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. — Alan Greenspan
Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing. — Jim Nussle
The national deficit is not rising. — Ed Balls
The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth. — Edward Lazear
Until the president produces a responsible deficit reduction plan, I'm not going to the White House to negotiate with myself. — Jeff Landry
I lowered taxes in New York. I reduced the size of government in New York. I took a $2.4 billion deficit and turned it into… — Rudy Giuliani
If you wanted to create jobs in a way that has minimal effect on the deficit but has government action, the two best things you… — William J. Clinton
I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit… — Cliff Stearns
The United States as usual has a sizable deficit in the current account of its balance of payments, trade account and other current accounts, current… — Robert C. Solomon
Back in those days, in the fifties and sixties, countries had balance of payment's deficits or surpluses, those were reflected much more than today in… — Robert C. Solomon
So if the euro, if Euroland is to become a reserve center, if the euro is to become a reserve currency, Euroland will have to… — Robert C. Solomon
We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep… — John W. Snow
We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security,… — John W. Snow
The farmer and the farm, like "the environment," are looked upon, for example, as means to offset trade deficits. The farm is a place where… — Wes Jackson
If you're really concerned about deficits, you cannot take seriously a budget that would give $30 billion a year worth of tax cuts to not… — Barack Obama
More and more people are becoming aware that government has nothing to give them without first taking it away from somebody else-or from themselves. Increased… — Henry Hazlitt

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