“In the long term, the United States could greatly benefit Islam by uniquely freeing the religion from government constraints and permitting it to evolve in a positive, modern direction. But that's the long term.” LongStatesGovernmentTermUnitedUnited StatesModernBenefitsIslamEvolveLong TermConstraints Author:Daniel Pipes
“Obama has demonstrated no desire to make tough choices. Americans demand a more efficient, effective government, but his budget calls for more taxes and more spending. It employs deceptive accounting gimmicks but does nothing to tackle long-term entitlement problems, nothing to save Medicare or fix Social Security.” LongDoeProblemGovernmentDesireChoicesSocialTermSecurityDemandTaxesToughSpendingBudgetsLong TermEfficientSocial SecurityEntitlementAccountingMedicareSave MeDeceptiveGimmicksTough Choices Author:Reince Priebus
“But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.” IfsThinkingLongStatesGovernmentAbleGrowthTermAbilityUnitedUnited StatesEconomyObligationLong TermGlobal Economy Author:Charles Bass
“The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. ... [T]he long-term solution is to dismantle, not reform, the iron fist of the welfare state and the controlled economy. This includes the end (not the reform) of the IRS, the DEA, the BATF, the SEC, the FDA, HUD, the departments of HHS, Labor, Agriculture, and energy, and every other agency that takes money from some and gives it to others or interferes with peaceful behavior.” PeopleGivingLongEndsStatesGovernmentTodayLyingEnergyTermUnitedUnited StatesEconomyBehaviorSolutionsLaborThreatPeacefulReformWelfareLong TermAgencyDepartmentIronControlledAgricultureInterfereFistsState GovernmentWelfare StateIrsFdaUnited States Government Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“In the distance, I see a frightful storm brewing in the form of un-tethered government debt. I choose the words -“frightful storm' - deliberately to avoid hyperbole. Unless we take steps to deal with it, the long-term fiscal situation of the federal government will be unimaginably more devastating to our economic prosperity than the subprime debacle and the recent debauching of credit markets that we are working right now so hard to correct.” LongHardGovernmentFormTermDealsSituationStepsEconomicRight NowDistanceProsperityCreditDebtStormLong TermFederal GovernmentBrewingHyperboleEconomic ProsperityDebaclesGovernment Debt Author:Richard W. Fisher
“Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.” LongGovernmentTogetherEnergyTermIssuesEnvironmentEconomicDependsDevelopmentIndustrySurvivalLong TermConservationMarineTourismRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentGovernment And BusinessTourism Industry Author:Richard Branson
“The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things like the payroll tax holiday, for things like getting a jump-start on infrastructure, for building schools, and make the decisions for long-term deficit reduction.” LongTwoGovernmentSchoolTermChallengesDecisionBuildingTaxesLong TermTwo ThingsHolidayInfrastructureDeficitReductionPayrollPayroll Tax Author:Jacob Lew
“We can all agree that government cant solve the obesity crisis alone. Its an ongoing issue that will require a collaborative effort across private and public sectors if we want to see some long-term success.” IfsWantLongGovernmentTermEffortIssuesCrisisAgreeSolveLong TermCantOngoingObesityPublic SectorLong Term SuccessCollaborative Effort Author:Marcus Samuelsson
“No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.” LongGovernmentTermPolicyWesternLong TermForeign Policy Author:Damian Lewis