Able Quote by Robert Zoellick

At some point, the dollar has to give. You can't just keep printing money, and monetizing debt, and buying bonds, without the dollar imploding.

— Peter Schiff

It's important to remember how fortunate we are as a country to have a currency and a bond market that is seen in every…

— Lawrence Summers

“Americans do not want to endure the necessary pain to resolve their fiscal problems; so they will continue to print and spend more money.…

— David Skarica

The American people need to know that money is being used effectively because frankly, the nation can't afford careless spending, no matter how well-intentioned.

— Michael Enzi

“People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from…

— Thomas A. Edison

“Americans today don't have a problem with debt. They have a problem with out-of-control spending. Debt is simply the result.”

— Gregory Karp

That would be nice if [people] stuck [treasury bills] all under a mattress, but they got to buy something with them. Sometimes they buy…

— Warren Buffett

We are stretching our nation's finances and creditworthiness so thin that we may find ourselves unable to afford to defend our interests around the…

— Scott Bessent

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.

— Peter DeFazio

The issue is to trying to figure out why we end up spending so much more than other countries.

— Bernie Sanders

It is absurd to say that our country can issue $30,000,000 in bonds and not $30,000,000 in currency. Both are promises to pay; but…

— Thomas A. Edison

As a steward of the U.S.economy and financial systems, the Treasury has helped lay the groundwork for the American economy to become a model…

— Henry Paulson