“The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation's economic health into question.” MadeWarNationsEconomicSecurityConcernTerrorismOilRisingThrownNational SecurityGlobalizationDeficitWar On TerrorWar On Terrorism Author:Roger Mahony
“Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.” ThinkingNeedsWellsRememberEconomicActivityBudgetsDeficitBudget Deficit Author:Peter R. Orszag
“If you think about it, candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, was running on sort of long-run economic issues, like restoring prosperity to the middle class, dealing with the perennial problem of health care in the United States. He talked a lot about the budget deficit, about the need to transition to clean energy.” IfsThinkingNeedsLongStatesProblemCareRunningEnergyUnitedClassUnited StatesIssuesEconomicMiddleCleanProsperityHealth CareBudgetsCandidatesMiddle ClassTransitionLong RunsDeficitRestoringClean EnergyEconomic IssuesBudget Deficit Author:Christina Romer
“For me, there will be no enemies but unemployment, the deficit, excessive debt, economic stagnation and anything else that keeps our country in these critical circumstances.” CountryEnemyEconomicCircumstancesCriticalDebtOur CountryUnemploymentDeficitStagnation Author:Mariano Rajoy
“We have to change economic policy: create confidence, foster investment, cut the public deficit, restructure taxation, and reform the labor laws.” LawCuttingEconomicPolicyLaborInvestmentReformTaxationDeficitEconomic PolicyRestructureLabor Laws Author:Mariano Rajoy
“But public works, economic protectionism, cheap money, "deficit-financed government spending," and "the animal spirits of the spendthrift in the service of boosting "consumption demand"... Doesn't Keynesianism simply appeal to the worst in human nature?” HumansGovernmentSpiritAnimalEconomicWorstHuman NatureDemandSpendingAppealsConsumptionDeficitGovernment SpendingProtectionismSpendthriftAnimal SpiritsKeynesianism Author:Ilana Mercer
“will stifle economic growth, destroy jobs, reduce revenues, and increase the deficit.” JobsGrowthEconomicIncreaseRevenueDeficitEconomic Growth Author:Jim Ramstad
“In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way.” WayLongTogetherLeftPresidentNumbersIssuesPlansEconomicPeriodsOfficeClintonDebtBalancedDeficitSurplusLong Periods Of TimePresident Clinton Author:Chris Van Hollen
“The federal budget deficit isn't the nation's major economic problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be our major goal. Our problem is lack of good jobs and sufficient growth, and our goal must be to revive both.” ProblemJobsNationsGoalGrowthEconomicMajorsBudgetsSufficientGood JobDeficitReductionReviveEconomic ProblemsBudget Deficit Author:Robert Reich
“Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes the rich richer, enlarges the deficit and increases income and wealth inequality. We need economic policies which benefit working families, not the billionaire class.” NeedsGivingDoeJobsWealthClassBreakRichEconomicPolicyTaxesBenefitsEconomicsIncreaseIncomeInequalityCorporationsFraudDeficitBillionaireEconomic PolicyTax BreaksTrickle DownWealth InequalityTrickle Down Economics Author:Bernie Sanders