Deficit Quote by Paul Ryan

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the…

— Ronald Reagan

The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We don't need more politicians insisting we have deficits because you're not taxed enough. Those deficits ballooned from an economy that didn't grow enough…

— Ronald Reagan

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

I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't…

— Indra Nooyi

“I don’t think we’ll solve the problem of the deficit until three things happen: We need more discipline on spending in Congress. We need…

— Ronald Reagan

Deficits, as I've often said, aren't caused by too little taxing, they're caused by too much spending. Presidents can't appropriate a dollar of tax…

— Ronald Reagan

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

Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both.

— Anonymous

After a decade of profligacy, the American people are tired of politicians who talk the talk but don't walk the walk when it comes…

— Barack Obama

The problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

The [budget] deficit isn't the immediate problem for most people, the weak economy is.

— Cynthia Tucker