“There've been times where I wondered whether it was worth continuing in my own education.” My OwnContinuing Author:Peter R. Orszag
“Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing.” LastsLeftEffectsStandingDepartmentBorrowingTreasuryBorrowers Author:Peter R. Orszag
“Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both.” WellsActingSpendingRevenueDeficitImbalance Author:Peter R. Orszag
“Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.” ThinkingNeedsWellsRememberEconomicActivityBudgetsDeficitBudget Deficit Author:Peter R. Orszag
“For example, I was privileged to be working at the White House under the Clinton administration and had not finished my Ph.D., and I thought I was the cat's meow.” HouseWhiteExampleCatClintonFinishedAdministrationWhite HousePrivileged Author:Peter R. Orszag
“It is a foregone opportunity that we could have a trillion dollars more of income for the United States if we were producing at capacity rather than falling so far short of it.” IfsStatesFallOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesCapacityDollarsIncome Author:Peter R. Orszag
“All along, American policy has been, 'We don't establish a Kurdistan.” Has BeensPolicy Author:Raymond T. Odierno
“It's an appeal as old as America and its presidency: This is an extraordinary country populated by hard-working, big-dreaming, freedom-loving people graced by God when they're not pulling themselves up by the bootstraps.” PeopleCountryHardDreamBigsAmericaHard WorkExtraordinaryAppealsPullingPresidencyBootstraps Author:Ron Fournier
“The Arabs are victims. You have Shia Arabs, under Arabization under Saddam Hussein, who were forcibly moved up there... You have Kurds who were displaced by these Arabs that were moved up there by Saddam Hussein. Kurds have been displaced from Kirkuk for hundreds of years.” YearsHas BeensVictimMovedSaddamHusseinKurdsShia Author:Raymond T. Odierno