#government spending

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#best #economy #experience #fiscal #government

After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop spending money we don't have. But, instead of cutting, we saw an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt, unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country. ↗

— Michele Bachmann

#anything #bailout #bill #billion #budget

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#building #democratic #democratic party #dependence #depends

Republicans know that government spending creates jobs. They just want that spending to be funneled to their projects and districts... and they certainly don't want to say it out loud. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#creates #districts #government #government spending #jobs

The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#balanced #budgets #cover #ever #goal

The same undisciplined government spending and social engineering that has undermined our economy over the past 30 years has also been tearing at the social fabric of this land. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#been #economy #engineering #fabric #government

I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#approach #backyard #cuts #defence #dispute

Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody. ↗

— Larry Elder

#domestic #economy #everybody #fewer #government

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. ↗

— George Osborne

#government #government spending #grip #growth #spending

Maryland needs someone in Congress who will fight to create jobs, stop out-of-control government spending and defend small businesses. ↗

— Andrew P. Harris

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