Analogies Quote by Erskine Bowles

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy…

— Jim Nussle

We cannot win the future, expand the economy and spur job creation if we are saddled with increasingly growing deficits. That is why the…

— Anonymous

We think we can't survive without deficit spending - but we soon won't be able to survive with deficit spending, either.

— Tony Blankley

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

Our nation's debt has to be a concern for us all. It is not sustainable long-term.

— Jaime Harrison

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

— Anonymous

I think where I differ a little bit, we absolutely have to think about the deficit looking down the road. And certainly that's something…

— Christina Romer

A sustainable economy represents nothing less than a higher social order one as concerned with future generations as with our own, and more focused…

— Lester R. Brown

I think that when we look out with our underfunded liabilities and our national debt over $14 trillion, I think if we are part…

— Ben Quayle

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

— Ronald Reagan

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

— Jeff Fortenberry

The harsh reality is that we simply cannot tax our way out of our overspending and debt problem. We need a balanced approach that…

— Kevin Brady