#government spending

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back. ↗

— Mike Lee

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For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending. ↗

— Mike Pence

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I think Bush has capitulated on affirmative action and government spending. Apart from that, he's OK, I guess. About the same as Howard Dean. ↗

— Peter Brimelow

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If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth. ↗

— George Osborne

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I think that when we look out with our underfunded liabilities and our national debt over $14 trillion, I think if we are part of that movement to get our government spending under control, I think that would be a tremendous legacy to leave. ↗

— Ben Quayle

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The same undisciplined government spending and social engineering that has undermined our economy over the past 30 years has also been tearing at the social fabric of this land. ↗

— Stockwell Day

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In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

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Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody. ↗

— Larry Elder

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Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes. ↗

— Mark Zandi

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You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party. ↗

— Jim DeMint

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