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Well, mathematically, there are three ways that you can cut a deficit. One, of course, is to raise taxes. Number two is to cut…

— Mitt Romney

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

— Tim Kaine

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

— Milton Friedman

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

— Henry Paulson

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

— Jim Lehrer

It seems to me that instead of cutting taxes, we ought to be increasing the taxes to pay off the deficit, rather than let…

— Walter Cronkite

Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth.

— Ronald Reagan

Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.

— Anonymous

We can reduce our deficit, and do it in a much more balanced way than sequestration, simply by fixing our tax code to get…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

We have to get the tax revenues up. That means we have to get back to a healthy American economy, grow the economy so…

— Mick Mulvaney

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector…

— Sarah Palin

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

— Anonymous