"Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend……" — Milton Friedman

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• 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… — Bob Beauprez
• We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal… — Warren Buffett
• It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit… — 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… — Dick Cheney
• The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate… — Noam Chomsky
• I said we are going to balance an $11 billion budget deficit in a $29 billion budget, so by percentage,… — Chris Christie
• Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but,… — 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… — George Carlin
• Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next… — Barack Obama
• Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly… — Craig Kilborn

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