#deficit

In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes. ↗

— Susana Martinez

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I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that are critical to our country moving forward. ↗

— Patty Murray

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Both sides of the aisle - Republican and Democrat - have been unwilling and afraid to address the deficit, and someone's got to. ↗

— Rand Paul

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Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers. ↗

— Ron Paul

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I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record. ↗

— Rob Portman

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To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. ↗

— Sarah Palin

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What we do want to see is reforms that are going to have a permanent effect on the budget deficit. ↗

— Ed Parker

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The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

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When you look at the state of the economy right now, you have to set a priority. And my top priority is the deficit of jobs and economic growth, and especially this perception that the United States could be falling behind especially Asian economies. ↗

— Mark Kirk

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We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#fiscal-policy #national-debt #political-philosophy #scope-of-government #political