Cost Quote by Lucy Powell

Any move to reduce government spending is a positive for the economy.

— Stephen Moore

The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning.

— Linda Ronstadt

We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy.

— Grover Norquist

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 are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19…

— Franklin Raines

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

— Ha-Joon Chang

Economically, long-term joblessness means fewer dollars for consumption. For deficit control, it means fewer taxpayers contributing to government revenues and tens of billions more…

— Nina Easton

More people working and paying taxes reduces government expenditures and helps us move a little closer to balance.

— Dick Durbin

Hiking taxes on the so-called wealthy would help send us into a recession because so many small businesses report their income on individual tax…

— Ronald Kessler

Why is no one talking about all the potential savings from a complete economic collapse?

— Eugene Mirman

I know economists will say well, we could run a small deficit but the problem is that once you cross that line as we…

— Stephen Harper

Government spending reduces the capital that could be invested to serve consumers and to produce new employment opportunities.

— Sheldon Richman