“Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.” SelfProblemPoliticalNationsProcessAnswersClassRootsCrisisFinancialDebtAddressesDistrustJoblessnessCliffsFinancial CrisisSloppySecretiveSelf InflictedPolitical CourageFiscal Cliff Author:Ron Fournier
“America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.” ShouldFactsAmericaPoliticalNationsPayFootballHonorVoteRaisesBillsSurpriseDebtObligationCharlieCeilingsPredictableRantDebt Ceiling Author:Peter Welch
“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.” GovernmentPoliticalPoliticsTaxesPaperDebtSpendingCombinationImperfectWorthlessInkPerfectly GoodInk And Paper Author:Milton Friedman
“Frankly speaking, we all know that provoking military and political instability, regional, and other conflicts is a helpful means of distracting the public from growing domestic social and economic problems in certain countries. Such attempts cannot be ruled out, unfortunately.” PeopleWayKindProblemPoliticalPoliticsSocialAttentionResponsibilityHistoryPowerEconomicMilitaryHonestyConflictEconomicsDebtSocialismFrankProvokingTaxationConvenientInstabilityEconomic ProblemsDeflectingPolitical Instability Author:Vladimir Putin
“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.” GovernmentPoliticalTaxesDebtSpendingCriminalsIncomeTaxationIncome TaxNational DebtTax BreaksTax DayTaxes FunnyFederal Taxes Author:Barry Goldwater
“Even if not one migrant turns out to vote, this was a historic debt that Mexico owed its compatriots abroad. This represents a new political space for our migrants, an opportunity to bridge the gap between two societies, those living in Mexico and those living abroad.” IfsTwoPoliticalTurnsOpportunitySpaceVoteDebtBridgesGapsMexicoHistoricMigrantsLiving Abroad Author:Ruben Aguilar
“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” IfsPoliticalPoliticsBlessingEconomicsDebtConceitConceitedFederalistNational DebtDebt By Founding Fathers Author:Alexander Hamilton