Deficit Quote by P. J. O'Rourke Download Open image “There's no such thing as a trade deficit.” — P. J. O'Rourke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Deficit Trade
Having a trade deficit and a budget deficit, it's two different things. — Stephanie Ruhle Copy Share Image
The trade deficit is the capital surplus and don't ever think of having a capital surplus as being a bad thing for our country. — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
This is what Donald Trump understands. This is the trade deficit. We run a trade deficit of close to $800 billion a year. — Peter Navarro Copy Share Image
We're in a trade war. We've been in a trade war for decades. That's why we have the deficit. — Wilbur Ross Copy Share Image
Bilateral trade deficits are not evil; historically, better growth in the U.S. economy has led to larger trade deficits. — Neil Bush Copy Share Image
In my view, [the trade deficit] will create political turmoil at some point...Pretty soon, I think there will be a big adjustment. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
We've been the foolish country for so long with this free trade, but it's not free trade because it's - you know, just doesn't… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but… — Xavier Becerra Copy Share Image
If a trade deficit is determined solely by rates of savings and investment, then the U.S. trade deficit will be impervious to a get-tough… — Daniel T. Griswold Copy Share Image
That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The Democrats said, "We don't know what's wrong with America, but we can fix it." The Republicans said, "There's nothing wrong with America, and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and the annoying… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I'll be 56 this year, I've got two kids, and I think it's probably time to go back to writing one-glove jokes. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But… — George Soros Copy Share Image
There is a nationwide shortage of drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder. The FDA says they're not sure how it happened. I guess somebody wasn't… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The more competitive value of the dollar turned around the trade deficit. — Martin Feldstein Copy Share Image
Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on… — Paul Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
The major cause for American Negroes intellectual and social deficits is hereditary and racially genetic in origin and thus not remedial to a major… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
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… — Robert C. Solomon Copy Share Image
What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I will bring our energy companies back. They'll be able to compete. They'll make money. They'll pay off our national debt. They'll pay off… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The company must be profitable. Preferably it will have increased its earnings for the past five years and there will have been no deficits… — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image