Budgets Quote by Ronald Reagan

The problem with our deficit is not because Americans are taxed too little. The problem with the deficit is because Washington spends too much…

— Paul Ryan

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

I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about…

— Ben Bernanke

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

— Cynthia Tucker

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

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

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

— Henry Paulson

The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to…

— Dick Gephardt

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

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

It seems to me there are good deficits and bad deficits. Now, we have a deficit that comes from the militarization of our society…

— Anonymous

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

— Ronald Reagan