#short term

We agree with Simpson and Bowles and others who have looked at this. What's necessary is to stabilize the debt and then work from there. You can't balance the budget in the short term because to do that would be to ratchet down the economy. ↗

— David Axelrod

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#balance #because #budget #debt #down

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. ↗

— Lord Acton

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#long #long term #losers #short #short term