“When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.” CountryHardGovernmentCertainLevelsSpendingAccustomedGovernment SpendingRatchets Author:Mike Lee
“John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in stark contrast to his reckless and expansive promises of new government spending on the campaign trail.” YearsGovernmentPoliticalInterestRecordsDisciplinePromiseSpendingCampaignsSenateContrastTrailsRecklessStarksJohn KerryGovernment SpendingGimmicksNew Government Author:Steve Schmidt
“Government spending? I don't know what it's all about. I don't know any more about this thing than an economist does, and, God knows, he doesn't know much.” KnowsDoeGovernmentPoliticsSpendingEconomistGod KnowsGovernment Spending Author:Will Rogers
“The big problem for a democratic government - democrat with a small "d" - is how to hold down government spending.” ProblemBigsGovernmentDemocraticDemocratSpendingBig ProblemsGovernment SpendingDemocratic Government Author:Milton Friedman
“State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance of economic activity for political gain.” StatesGovernmentPoliticalSocialEconomicActivityCapitalismGainsStrongerIntelligentSafetySpendingRegulationEmergenciesDominanceImplementationSafety NetGovernment Spending Author:Ian Bremmer
“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
“Government spending is always a “tax” burden on the American people and is never equally or fairly distributed. The poor and low-middle income workers always suffer the most from the deceitful tax of inflation and borrowing.” PeopleGovernmentSufferingPoorMiddleTaxesLowsWorkersBurdenSpendingIncomeInflationBorrowingDeceitfulGovernment SpendingTax Burden Author:Ron Paul
“The truth is, the greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82%. But it isn't a government spending program. It's called marriage.” ChildrenGovernmentPovertyTruth IsProgramToolsSpendingLiftsProbabilityDecreaseGovernment Spending Author:Marco Rubio