Average Quote by Theodore J. Forstmann

We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

My point is cutting spending shouldn't be reliant on the debt limit though. It's something we have to do. The good news for America…

— David Plouffe

Budget cuts if you're not rich, tax cuts if you are. Less money for those who don't have any and more to those who…

— Will Durst

Whenever people in Washington complain about spending cuts, they mean spending cuts that would affect defense contractors. They want to massively increase spending cuts…

— Cenk Uygur

“Obama accused the Republicans of giving “more than $1 trillion in new tax breaks to the wealthy” and argued that it was “less about…

— Jane Mayer

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various…

— Fareed Zakaria

“Both Democrats and Republicans have strayed so far from the path of responsible financial policy that the concept of balancing the budget is foreign…

— Ben Carson

We often adhere to the myth that if you advocate for cutting spending, you're a Republican, and if you are willing to raise taxes,…

— Wes Moore

Donald Trump ran for office complaining that at $19 trillion, the US debt was completely out of control, and yet what he's planning to…

— David Cay Johnston

Today's tax cuts provide yet another illustration of the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible economic policies that ignore the needs of America's middle class, students, and…

— Ellen Tauscher

Normally, when politicians talk about 'cutting the budget,' they really mean reducing the amount of increase. Actual spending goes up while the politicians claim…

— Mark McKinnon

Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means more dollars…

— John W. Gardner