Big problem Quote by Peter Thiel

A budget matters to people who worry about protecting and saving critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. A budget matters to younger workers…

— Susan Brooks

I agree with the idea of cutting [budget], but it should all be coming out of entitlements for the affluent and not out of…

— David Brooks

To avoid large and unsustainable budget deficits, the nation will ultimately have to choose among higher taxes, modifications to entitlement programs such as Social…

— Ben Bernanke

Government spending clearly needs some adjusting. But a budget is a statement of our priorities, and balancing our spending on the backs of our…

— Paul Tonko

The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need…

— Debbie Stabenow

It's clear that the medium and long-run fiscal challenges facing the country have to do with the rise of entitlement spending, they have to…

— Austan Goolsbee

Government is just spending too much money.

— Bob Schaffer

Today we care about budgets more than anything. Our American future hangs on the ability of government to cut budget.

— Amity Shlaes

“On these issues, the public fib. They say they want increased spending, and in theory they do—but in practice they think someone else should…

— Tony Blair

Government spending either is completely wasteful, merely transfers income, purchases an intermediate rather than a final good, or purchases valuable final services whose value…

— Robert Higgs

Carli Fiorina thinks the answer for Social Security and Medicare is...zero-based budgeting! Christ. People of a certain age are all banging their heads on…

— Ted Cruz

Well there are tough decisions necessary in budgets. I agree there are tough decisions necessary to ensure the long-term health of the budget. What…

— Chris Bowen