Currents Quote by Robert H. Frank

The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning.

— Linda Ronstadt

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

In an economic recession, I'd rather that in order to get out of this recession, that the people be spending their money, not the…

— George W Bush

I think, and there's a pretty strong economic consensus on this, that at that juncture you should spend more, even though it may sound…

— Thomas B. Edsall

We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to…

— Mitch Daniels

Even if the government spends itself into bankruptcy and the economy still does not recover, Keynesians can always say that it would have worked…

— Thomas Sowell

Whatever the economy needs to maintain itself, the government will do it.

— Edward Bond

Our goal is not to douse the recession with money, which would be useless, as both you and I know. Our goal is to…

— Dmitry Medvedev

Getting the economy back on its feet is properly viewed as an investment in future prosperity. When businesses and consumers confront attractive investment opportunities,…

— Robert H. Frank

“Most economists would concede that, in theory, government has the tools to smooth the business cycle. The problem is that fiscal policy is not…

— Charles Wheelan

The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend…

— Hillary Clinton

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

— Ha-Joon Chang