Borrowing Quote by Peter DeFazio

To finance this trade deficit, the U.S. has to borrow from the rest of the world or sell American assets like stocks, businesses, and…

— Martin Feldstein

Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth.

— Alan Greenspan

To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate…

— Alex Berenson

If the US government spends 40 percent of the nation's income, as it does through either borrowing or taxes, that income is not available…

— Milton Friedman

Governments harangue about deficits to get more revenue so they can spend more.

— Allan H. Meltzer

We're in a trade war. We've been in a trade war for decades. That's why we have the deficit.

— Wilbur Ross

Having a trade deficit and a budget deficit, it's two different things.

— Stephanie Ruhle

When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.

— Henry Paulson

But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more…

— Martin Feldstein

Governments create money and spend it into the economy by running budget deficits. The paper currency in your pocket is technically a government debt.

— Michael Hudson

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

— Anonymous

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

— Anonymous