#fiscal

The big winners under the American fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the American social service state; farmers, rural people. These are Republican constituencies. ↗

— David Frum

#anywhere #beneficiaries #big #constituencies #farmers

Currently, the United States provides 22 percent of the U.N. annual budgets, over $900 million in fiscal year 2007, and some of that funding goes to the Human Rights Council. ↗

— Michael McCaul

#budgets #council #currently #fiscal #fiscal year

Under President Obama, we have spent more money - he has spent more money than any other president in this history, actually, the combined total from Washington up to George W. Bush. President Obama has racked up more spending, $1 trillion deficits. And it's time that he join us in this effort to get our fiscal house in order. ↗

— Cathy McMorris

#any #bush #combined #deficits #effort

I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative. ↗

— Candice S. Miller

#conservative #fiscally #fiscally conservative #i #i came

Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation. ↗

— Gary Miller

#committed #draft #ensure #fiscal #fiscal responsibility

First of all, I don't like to speak about austerity. I'd prefer to speak of fiscal discipline. Fiscal discipline, in the end, amounts to austerity if it is not accompanied by other policies. ↗

— Mario Monti

#accompanied #austerity #discipline #end #first

What will growth policy have to look like in a fiscally compacted Europe? Clearly any illusion of budget stimulated growth policy will have to go away. ↗

— Mario Monti

#away #budget #clearly #europe #fiscally

Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#crises #dealing #economy #financial #financial crises

Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#always #assume #cannot #expect #facilitate

I am personally convinced - and I think the Greek people share this belief in a fundamental way - that we can achieve fiscal consolidation more effectively and we can restore competitiveness in a more fundamental and permanent way within the euro area than outside. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#am #area #belief #competitiveness #consolidation