“Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.” NeedsHumansWarUsePoliticalMoralCuttingMilitarySpendingHuman NeedsAgainst WarMilitary Spending Author:Bernie Sanders
“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
“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
“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
“When you think about a presidential candidate spending all of his or her time talking to that tiny, tiny fraction of us who have the capacity to fund political elections, it's obvious why the perspective of government is skewed relative to what most Americans care about.” ThinkingGovernmentCarePoliticalTalkingPerspectiveCapacityElectionObviousSpendingTinyPresidentialCandidatesFundRelativeFractionsPresidential CandidatePolitical Election Author:Lawrence Lessig
“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.” GovernmentPoliticalTaxesDebtSpendingCriminalsIncomeTaxationIncome TaxNational DebtTax BreaksTax DayTaxes FunnyFederal Taxes Author:Barry Goldwater
“Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat to file out the forms or answer the phones?” ThinkingTwoHumorFormPoliticalAnswersFiveHundredProgramPhonesSpendingEightyFilesBureaucratsPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“Because of the oil-and-water relationship governments have cultivated between ethics and political economy, speaking in plain terms - spelling it out as it is - as become foreign to the public. So here goes: When government sports a surplus, this implies that the political pickpockets have stolen more funds than they can possibly dream of spending. The property is not theirs to keep! Conversely, when deficits are reported, this means that the kleptomaniacs have not been able to steal sufficient funds to cover their profligacy.” MeanDreamGovernmentAblePoliticalPoliticsSportsTermWaterEconomyEthicsPropertySpendingOilStealingSufficientFundStolenDeficitSpellingSurplusPolitical EconomyOil And Water Author:Ilana Mercer
“I believe in freedom of speech. And I believe that spending on political campaigns is a form of political speech that is protected under the constitution.” BelieveFormPoliticalI BelieveSpeechConstitutionI Believe InSpendingCampaignsProtectedFreedom Of SpeechPolitical CampaignPolitical Speeches Author:Marco Rubio
“Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the political implications of making the hard choices we so desperately need to cut spending and shrink government.” NeedsHardProblemGovernmentPoliticalChoicesCuttingPoliticianSpendingWorriedShrinksImplications Author:Matt Salmon
“In almost every enterprise, government has provided business with opportunities for private gain at public expense. Government nurtures private capital accumulation through a process of subsidies, supports, and deficit spending and an increasingly inequitable tax system.” GovernmentPoliticalOpportunityProcessSupportTaxesGainsSpendingEnterpriseExpensesNurtureDeficitAccumulationSubsidiesTax SystemDeficit Spending Author:Michael Parenti
“Candidates who win while spending less than their opponents still usually have to spend quite a lot. While not a surefire guarantor of victory, a large war chest -even if not the largest-is usually a necessary condition. Money may not guarantee victory, but the lack of it usually guarantees defeat. Without large sums, there is rarely much of a campaign, as poorly funded 'minor' candidates have repeatedly discovered.” IfsMayStillsWarPoliticalWinningConditionsVictoryDefeatSpendingCampaignsOpponentsCandidatesGuaranteesChestsMinorsSpending Less Author:Michael Parenti