#deficit

The UK downgrade will come as little surprise to many. It does not appear to be occurring because the UK is cutting its deficit too far and too fast. ↗

— John Redwood

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The three main political parties all agree the UK deficit is high and needs to be brought down. All agree that it is easier to get a deficit down if you have faster growth, cutting unemployment-related costs and raising revenues. ↗

— John Redwood

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A lot of people say, 'Why do health-care reform when the deficits are so big?' But that is when we've got to do it. ↗

— Mike Ross

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Fourth, to assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget. ↗

— Mitt Romney

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I believe we can and should have it all. Lower deficits but higher spending. More peace with a bigger military that goes off and kills terrorists and whatnot. A cleaner environment without forcing SUVs off the road. ↗

— Craig Armstrong

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To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch. ↗

— Rob Woodall

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The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit. ↗

— Mike Johanns

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I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. ↗

— Gary Johnson

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The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high. ↗

— Brad Sherman

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Europe is difficult to coordinate, and our main deficit may not even lie in this area of finance and economics, but in foreign and security policy. We have a leadership problem because we are still 27 different members who have still not decided on how to work with each other based on what we used to call a European constitution. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

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