Quotes about Deficit

I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions. Votes: 4

Everyone I know has attention deficit, and they say it with great pride. It's a bad time to be right. Votes: 4

Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers. Votes: 4

Deficit reduction is not an end in itself. It is the means to an end. Canadians must now decide what kind of country they want to build with the hard-won dividend. Votes: 4

The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can't even spell. I don't even have a high school diploma. I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper. Votes: 4

What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit? Votes: 4

We've used up a lot of bullets. And we talk about stimulus. But the truth is, we're running a federal deficit that's 9 percent of GDP. That is stimulative as all get out. It's more stimulative than any policy we've followed since World War II. Votes: 4

To reduce deficit spending and our enormous debt, you reign in spending. You cut the budget. You don't take more from the private sector and grow government with it. And that's exactly what Obama has in mind with this expiration of Bush tax cuts proposal of his. Votes: 4

I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. Votes: 4

Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year. Votes: 4

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it. Votes: 4

D energy - Domestic jobs; Domestic energy; Deficit reduction. Votes: 3

Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Votes: 3

My nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it's unbelievably clear. Votes: 3

I've been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I've always loved to read. Votes: 3

There is a nationwide shortage of drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder. The FDA says they're not sure how it happened. I guess somebody wasn't paying attention. Votes: 3

My doctor told me i had Attention Deficit Disorder. He said, 'ADD is a complex disorder, blah, blah, blah,' I didn't pay attention to the rest. Votes: 3

Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the 'hidden' confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. Votes: 3

As a child, Zaphod had been diagnosed with ADHDDAAADHD (ntm) ABT which stood for Always Dreaming His Dopey Days Away, Also Attention Deficit Hyperflactulance Disorder (not to mention) A Bit Thick. Votes: 3

While there are no easy solutions to this problem, the Deficit Reduction Act gets us started in the right direction by beginning with the most obvious, commonsense reforms to save taxpayer dollars. Votes: 3

Regularity chauvinists are people who insist that you have got to do the same thing every time, every day, which drives some of us nuts. Attention Deficit Disorder - we need a more positive term for that. Hummingbird mind, I should think. Votes: 3

Deficit financing proper is rather the process whereby a Government spends more money that it withdraws from the economy by taxation, borrowing, running down reserves, etc.; thereby causing in most circumstances, and very acutely in ours, monetary inflation and severe pressure on the balance of payments. Votes: 3

Our attention span is shot. We've all got Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD or OCD or one of these disorders with three letters because we don't have the time or patience to pronounce the entire disorder. That should be a disorder right there, TBD - Too Busy Disorder. Votes: 3

Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit. Votes: 2

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. Votes: 2

The unjustified swelling of the budgetary deficit and the accumulation of public debts are just as destructive as adventurous stock-jobbing. Votes: 2

For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement. Votes: 2

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect. Votes: 2

It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy. Votes: 2

The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit. Votes: 2

This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and widens further still the democratic deficit. Votes: 2

I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction challenges. They're different issues. Votes: 2

America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy. Votes: 2

Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein.' Votes: 2

The debt and the deficit is just getting out of control, and the administration is still pumping through billions upon trillions of new spending. That does not grow the economy. Votes: 2

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival. Votes: 2

Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. Votes: 2

I was diagnosed with a severe temporal spatial deficit, a learning disability that means I have zero spatial relations skills. It was official: I was a genius trapped in an idiot's body. Votes: 2

Americas largest trade deficit is with China, a nation that enjoys Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. and ties its currency to the dollar to make it a more competitive trading partner. Votes: 2

The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit. Votes: 2

Most mental health professionals, including clinicians and researchers, endorse the deficit theory. They're convinced that we wage war simply because we don't know how to make love. We desperately want loving, satisfying relationships but lack the skills we need to develop them. Votes: 2

Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact. Votes: 2

What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. Votes: 2

Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as 'deficits as far as the eye can see.' But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk? Votes: 2

If the U.S. Government was a company, the deficit would be $5 trillion because they would have to account by general accepted accounting principles. But actually they encourage government spending, reckless government spending, because the government can issue Treasury bills at extremely low interest rates. Votes: 2

Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years. Votes: 2

The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow times. In girls, it can also result in cessation of menstrual periods, which in turn leads to loss of bone density and frequent stress fractures. Votes: 2

Children from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark - they process information so quickly and it's not because of attention deficit or short attention span. Votes: 2

I'm not a detail guy. I depend on accountants and administrators to do my detail stuff for me, but I do know the overall picture and I know that if you put business people together in a room, not just politicians, they could shrink the deficit tremendously by good business tactics. Votes: 2

I said we are going to balance an $11 billion budget deficit in a $29 billion budget, so by percentage, the largest budget deficit in America, by percentage, larger than California, larger than New York, larger than Illinois. And we're going to balance that without raising taxes on the people of the state of New Jersey. Votes: 2

Whenever the debate moves on to hard numbers - our deficit with Europe, our surplus with the rest of the world, our Brussels budget contributions, the tiny part of our economy dependent on sales to the EU, the vast part subjected to EU regulation - Euro-enthusiasts quickly shift their ground and start harrumphing about influence. Votes: 2

Europe is difficult to coordinate, and our main deficit may not even lie in this area of finance and economics, but in foreign and security policy. We have a leadership problem because we are still 27 different members who have still not decided on how to work with each other based on what we used to call a European constitution. Votes: 2

When you look what is happening in this country with the debt, the deficit, the CBO coming out and saying once again we're going to have a trillion dollar plus deficit in 2012, the fourth straight year, and unemployment may be going back up to 8.9 or maybe nine percent by the end of the year, these are serious situations that are going. Votes: 2

What's hurting the U.S. economy is total government spending. The deficit is an indicator that the government is spending so much money that it can't even get around to stealing all of the money that it wants to spend. But the tip of the iceberg is not what hit the Titanic - it was the 90 percent of the iceberg under water. Votes: 2

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will. Votes: 2

I am a deficit hawk. Votes: 0

The national deficit is not rising. Votes: 0

Online we have a compassion deficit Votes: 0

We have a deficit of wonder right now. Votes: 0

There's no such thing as a trade deficit. Votes: 0

You cannot cut your way to deficit reduction. Votes: 0

The uninformed must improve their deficit, or die. Votes: 0

Spending on the military doesn't increase the deficit. Votes: 0

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes. Votes: 0

Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem. Votes: 0

I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending. Votes: 0

Sleep deficit and an anemic pocketbook dictate my erratic lifestyle. Votes: 0

Imagine bringing Canada into a trillion-and-a-half of deficit. That's insane. Votes: 0

It is like our foreign policy has attention deficit disorder. Votes: 0

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. Votes: 0

The deficit is the symptom, but spending is the disease. Votes: 0

We now know that inflation results from all that deficit spending. Votes: 0

India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports. Votes: 0

... a surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. Page 115" Votes: 0

The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth. Votes: 0

will stifle economic growth, destroy jobs, reduce revenues, and increase the deficit. Votes: 0

Having a trade deficit and a budget deficit, it's two different things. Votes: 0

Comprehensive immigration reform would reduce the deficit and help grow the economy. Votes: 0

The more competitive value of the dollar turned around the trade deficit. Votes: 0

We are committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target announced in the budget. Votes: 0

The habit of disguising ideology as expertise has created a deficit of legitimacy. Votes: 0

There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will. Votes: 0

Unlike the federal government, most states don't have the option of running a deficit. Votes: 0

The federal budget deficit is the biggest single impediment to revitalizing the American economy. Votes: 0

I'm dyslexic, I have attention-deficit disorder, and I've got something like a hereditary tremor. Votes: 0

It's impossible to imagine the Democratic Party seeking a pro-life, free-trading, non-protectionist, deficit hawk. Votes: 0

...deficit consumption is, in effect, drawing down on the capital entitlements of future generations Votes: 0

A drastic reduction in the deficit...will take place in the fiscal year '82. Votes: 0

A wisdom deficit - fewer elders and even fewer people who listen to them. Votes: 0

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth. Votes: 0

The public has no idea that the deficit has been falling like a stone. Votes: 0

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause. Votes: 0

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit. Votes: 0

Mr. Obama's choices show how fundamentally unserious he is about deficit reduction and spending restraint. Votes: 0

The [budget] deficit isn`t the immediate problem for most people, the weak economy is. Votes: 0

I was a classic attention deficit disorder kid, always bored and mouthing off at school. Votes: 0

To the deficit commission, a depression is the solution to the problem, not a problem. Votes: 0

When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it. Votes: 0

Those with a moral deficit put on a good show, and sleep like a baby. Votes: 0

I don't know if I'm attention deficit, but I certainly am easily distracted by other things. Votes: 0

It's going to be true that anything that reduces the federal deficit will have somebody unhappy. Votes: 0

We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years. Votes: 0

Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit. Votes: 0

While the deficit and debt are serious problems, I oppose solving these problems by raising taxes. Votes: 0

I have attention deficit disorder, so sitting in a classroom is not the best thing for me. Votes: 0

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas. Votes: 0

Only the insane equate pain with success." "The uninformed must improve their deficit, or die." _Cheshire Cat Votes: 0

The only thing growing faster than the federal government's deficit is Chris Matthews' man-crush on Barack Obama. Votes: 0

In special education, there's too much emphasis placed on the deficit and not enough on the strength. Votes: 0

By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong. Votes: 0

Despite deficit rains, we have been successful in bringing down the inflation down from double digits to 3-4% Votes: 0

My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily. Votes: 0

The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high. Votes: 0

From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Votes: 0

To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch. Votes: 0

I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations. Votes: 0

In the past, proactive fiscal polices almost always meant just more investment and an increase in the fiscal deficit. Votes: 0

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with. Votes: 0

We do ourselves a disservice when some of us cave to the myth that Social Security somehow drives the deficit. Votes: 0

If investors are willing to fund the U.S. deficit, why wouldn't investors want to fund the press freedom deficit? Votes: 0

What we do want to see is reforms that are going to have a permanent effect on the budget deficit. Votes: 0

Until the president produces a responsible deficit reduction plan, I'm not going to the White House to negotiate with myself. Votes: 0

[T]he only way to shrink the trade deficit is for the government to prohibit us from buying whatever we want. Votes: 0

When the democratic deficit is so enormous, people are left with very little option but to take peaceful, non-violent direct action. Votes: 0

You want a better world...? Legalize pot right now. ...end the deficit? Legalize pot right now...biggest cash crop in America. Votes: 0

We have to change economic policy: create confidence, foster investment, cut the public deficit, restructure taxation and reform the labor laws. Votes: 0

If you are wearing a bandana you better have something wise to say, because you are starting with a credibility deficit. Votes: 0

We think we can't survive without deficit spending - but we soon won't be able to survive with deficit spending, either. Votes: 0

Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. Votes: 0

My advice for Sebastian Kehl is: if you have a 35-point deficit in the league, it is better to shut up. Votes: 0

Another air traffic controller fell asleep on the job, but he had a good excuse. He was watching President Obama's deficit speech. Votes: 0

I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about. Votes: 0

You care about the deficit because it allows you to do things you need to do to help people who are suffering. Votes: 0

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community. Votes: 0

Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both. Votes: 0

The reason Ronald Reagan gets slammed for having so badly exacerbated the problem of deficit spending is that he so plainly deserves it. Votes: 0

I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit. Votes: 0

When you think about it, attention-deficit order makes a lot of sense. In this country there isn't a lot worth paying attention to. Votes: 0

It's a bit much describing it as a moral challenge from a government that's tripled the deficit and added $100 billion to net debt. Votes: 0

In my view, [the trade deficit] will create political turmoil at some point...Pretty soon, I think there will be a big adjustment. Votes: 0

The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War. Votes: 0

I keep telling people I want to close the deficit, and one of the deficits is want to close is the fun deficit. Votes: 0

Both sides of the aisle - Republican and Democrat - have been unwilling and afraid to address the deficit, and someone's got to. Votes: 0

the poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal budget deficit reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight ... Votes: 0

If you're a nobody, just imagine a lot of celebrities are in love with you. Narcissism is the best cure for attention deficit disorder. Votes: 0

The important lesson of the deficit is - and the national debt - is we have to be careful about how we're spending money. Votes: 0

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit. Votes: 0

The party in power almost always unapologetically engages in deficit spending, while the other party argues passionately against the evils of debt and deficits. Votes: 0

The Democrats - Democrats on board, the Congress said tax policy.But their tax policy was pretty bad, that added $800 billion to the deficit. Votes: 0

The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across the globe. Votes: 0

Unless the trade deficit shrinks, the combination of the trade deficit and the interest and dividend payments to foreigners will grow ever more rapidly. Votes: 0

The trade deficit is the capital surplus and don't ever think of having a capital surplus as being a bad thing for our country. Votes: 0

The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution. Votes: 0

If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program. Votes: 0

When Grover Norquist launched his project to name anything and everything after Ronald Reagan, I humbly proposed that the deficit be re-christened 'the Reagan.' Votes: 0

President Obama inherited a one trillion dollar deficit courtesy of George Bush and turned it into a three trillion dollar deficit courtesy of Karl Marx! Votes: 0

In point of fact, 'Simpson-Bowles' has become a symbol, or SimBowl, rather than an actual plan, political shorthand for the process of long-term deficit reduction. Votes: 0

I'm ashamed of what has happened to Canada. And I'm not leaving a $1.5 trillion deficit to my kids. No chance in hell is that happening. Votes: 0

People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another deficit. Votes: 0

I have served in the Congress during two wars and I have seen the impacts on our military, on their families and on our national deficit. Votes: 0

The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the symptom of the disease. Votes: 0

When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is for deficit reduction! Votes: 0

Honest talk about the deficit is risky. Voters are more enthusiastic about the abstract notion of deficit reduction than about the painful details of accomplishing it. Votes: 0

For me, there will be no enemies but unemployment, the deficit, excessive debt, economic stagnation and anything else that keeps our country in these critical circumstances. Votes: 0

Pushing gun control drives people [in my district] crazy, gay marriage, abortion, deficit spending.All of that stuff adds up to be a problem for Democrats. Votes: 0

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close the deficit. Votes: 0

Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery. Votes: 0

At the same time, Republicans are pushing a $70 billion tax package that will overwhelmingly benefit the most wealthy Americans and actually increases the deficit by $16 billion. Votes: 0

What is the empathy deficit? The inability of people to stand in other folks shoes. It's hard to empathize with people who have different values than you Votes: 0

The attention deficit disorder of the culture is very distressing in America now and I think it puts a lot of things at risk, not just poetry. Votes: 0

I am rather tired, and no longer young enough to pillage the night to make up for the deficit of hours in the day..." JRR Tolkien, Letter # 174 Votes: 0

We will primarily focus on affordable housing, water supply and transport infrastructure, as these are critical for Mumbai. Infrastructure deficit is an issue in all urban areas. Votes: 0

I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions. Votes: 0

The United States as usual has a sizable deficit in the current account of its balance of payments, trade account and other current accounts, current account items. Votes: 0

I'm one of those that have said, one of my key principles is I will not support a health care reform bill that is not deficit-neutral, period. Votes: 0

As Vermont's senator and a member of the Budget Committee, I will not support a plan to reduce the deficit that does not call for shared sacrifice. Votes: 0

When you keep your day job, all opportunities become surplus propositions rather than deficit remedies. You only have to take the ones that suit your dream best." Votes: 0

Economically, long-term joblessness means fewer dollars for consumption. For deficit control, it means fewer taxpayers contributing to government revenues and tens of billions more spent on unemployment insurance. Votes: 0

Because of President Obama's failed record on nearly every issue from the economy to the deficit to Medicare, the Obama campaign has become increasingly dirty, despicable, and desperate. Votes: 0

Today, John Kerry announced a fool-proof plan to wipe out the $500B deficit. John Kerry has a plan, he's going to put it on his wife's Gold Card. Votes: 0

I realize that I can be with someone, but on a deeper level I'm not available to them at all. I have attention deficit disorder of the soul. Votes: 0

The only way government bureaucrats know of keeping prosperity going is to inflate some more - to increase the deficit or to pump more money into the system. Votes: 0

Ben Carson says his flat tax will be around 15 percent. And by God, if he ever shows you the details, you'll see how awesome and deficit-killing it is. Votes: 0

The transfer society is forever testing the bounds of patience of taxpayers. Having reached the limit and still facing loud demands for more benefits, it resorts to deficit financing. Votes: 0

The UK downgrade will come as little surprise to many. It does not appear to be occurring because the UK is cutting its deficit too far and too fast. Votes: 0

For the last 4 years, our Federal Government has produced the four biggest deficits in history, and the estimated 2006 deficit of $423 billion is projected to be the largest of all. Votes: 0

When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues. Votes: 0

Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing. Votes: 0

Community is as endangered by surplus as it is by deficit. If there is too much money floating around it enables people to have no need of each other. Votes: 0

Senator John Kerry released his plan today to eliminate the deficit. He said all we have to do is find a really rich country like Switzerland and marry it. Votes: 0

With a strong domestic economy, low national unemployment at 5 percent, and increasing retail sales, the picture should look rosy. But one look at the trade deficit changes all of that. Votes: 0

We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future. Votes: 0

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits. Votes: 0

If we do our deficit spending on weapons, at least we get weapons. Then if we need weapons, we have them. If we don't need them, no harm is done. Votes: 0

We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you drive on it and then it falls down. Votes: 0

Reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform. It won't work because it was never designed for that kind of significant legislation; it was designed for deficit reduction. Votes: 0

It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit. Votes: 0

Rafe didn't just flirt-he charmed girls right up to the point where they fell for him, then he changed his mind.I called him a player with attention deficit disorder. Votes: 0

With uncertainty in oil markets, a buildup of speculative pressures and the large U.S. current account deficit, there is a real possibility that Paulson's crisis-management skills will be tested. Votes: 0

The world doesn't just revolve around you. There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit. Votes: 0

I think he [Donald Trump] recognizes that a plan that would increase the deficit by $10 trillion over a decade is not a plan that's likely to get traction in Congress. Votes: 0

The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today. Votes: 0

Challenges of historic import threaten America's future. Action on the deficit, economy, energy, health care and much more is imperative, yet our legislative institutions fail to act. Congress must be reformed. Votes: 0

While Donald Trump said, well, our plan won't be exactly like the House Republican plan, the closer it is to that plan, the less likely it is to increase the deficit. Votes: 0

Thanks to former President George W. Bush - remember the compassionate conservative? - I have a good name for the fundamental principle that should guide the Democratic alternative: compassionate deficit reduction. Votes: 0

I think the need to go on stage speaks to some sort of a profound psychological deficit, but something that happened when you were a kid. Or something your parents did. Votes: 0

The Japanese, despite the trade deficit and their ability to build fabulous automobiles, still think that a guy in a monster suit is all that is needed for a monster movie. Votes: 0

What we need to do is not only live within our means, but start paying down the deficit, and offer an opportunity at least for the next generation to get out. Votes: 0

While Romney has an overall deficit with women voters, his biggest disadvantage is with college educated women - wherever they work, at home, in an office, a store or a factory. Votes: 0

As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today." Votes: 0

I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that are critical to our country moving forward. Votes: 0

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We have the weight and burden of history. Votes: 0

I do think our challenge is to balance credibility and a clear message about how we would reduce the deficit with boldness about the choices that we put before the public. Votes: 0

What I'm saying is America has a job deficit because hundreds of thousands of jobs went elsewhere. Not because [Barack] Obama raised your taxes. He, in fact, lowered them. They are lower. Votes: 0

But the debt limit obviously is something that needs to and will be passed. That is not inconsistent with a process and a belief that we have to get significant deficit reduction. Votes: 0

Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017. Votes: 0

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for. Votes: 0

We're committed to working with Congress to doing what the president said he was always going to do, which is cut the deficit in half over the - over his first term. Votes: 0

Democrats have always wanted to grow government with revenues from our society's producers. They aren't sincere about reducing the deficit, because they will not abandon their addiction to spending other people's money. Votes: 0

I want to cut - personally, I want to cut spending. Personally, I just don't believe we can continue to add to the deficit. So, actually, personally, I like the budget cap. Votes: 0

Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy and eliminates deductions that benefit the middle class. Votes: 0

I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic. Votes: 0

To finance this trade deficit, the U.S. has to borrow from the rest of the world or sell American assets like stocks, businesses, and real estate to the rest of the world. Votes: 0

That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the global trade war, we are losing it badly. Votes: 0

Once the dollar begins to collapse beneath the weight of all this new deficit spending, accumulation of contingency liabilities and the socialization of our economy, commodity prices and interest rates will head skyward. Votes: 0

The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation's economic health into question. Votes: 0

It's easy to blame the nature-deficit disorder on the kids' or the parents' back, but they also need the help of urban planners, schools, libraries and other community agents to find nature that's accessible. Votes: 0

Technology usually provides a series of tradeoffs. Each asset is offset by a deficit...A major problem occurs when those who suffer from technology's defecits and those who benefit are not the same people. Votes: 0

President Obama told a group of school children that broccoli was his favorite food, and they believed him. Then he told them Obamacare would reduce the deficit and the kids all busted out laughing. Votes: 0

So if the euro, if Euroland is to become a reserve center, if the euro is to become a reserve currency, Euroland will have to have a deficit in its overall balance of payments. Votes: 0

America's largest trade deficit is with China, a nation that enjoys Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. and ties its currency to the dollar to make it a more competitive trading partner. Votes: 0

Yes, the deficit doctors have their scalpels out all right, but they're not poised over the budget. That's as fat as ever and getting fatter. What they're ready to operate on is your wallet. Votes: 0

American's greatest deficit is no longer found in the federal budget. It is a moral deficit, and it may be found in a polluted and poisoned culture that has become the great enemy within. Votes: 0

I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection. Votes: 0

It seems to me there are good deficits and bad deficits. Now, we have a deficit that comes from the militarization of our society and our policy and our approach to the global arena. Votes: 0

As the U.S. trade deficit, and the portion of that deficit attributed to China, continue to grow, our own economy is at risk of losing its reputation as a leader in world trade. Votes: 0

The problem with our deficit is not because Americans are taxed too little. The problem with the deficit is because Washington spends too much money. We have got to stop spending money we don't have. Votes: 0

I do strongly believe myself that members of the government who sit in the House of Lords should be accountable to the elected House because otherwise there is a democratic deficit, and that is wrong. Votes: 0

I lowered taxes in New York. I reduced the size of government in New York. I took a $2.4 billion deficit and turned it into a $3.2 billion surplus. And I reduced taxes over 23 times or 23 times. Votes: 0

Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up. Votes: 0

History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world, that is, where it leads to job losses, not job creation. Votes: 0

The U. S. trade deficit with China shows that while we value the potential of their market, they value the reality of our market. It is in this area that we should use our leverage. Votes: 0

Europe is right to tell us to reduce this [France's budget] deficit and spend less. Europe is right to demand this of us but cannot at the same time demand us to increase our dues. Votes: 0

I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own, as long as it is coupled with deficit reduction measures that enhance the long-term condition of Social Security. Votes: 0

You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows. Votes: 0

But public works, economic protectionism, cheap money, 'deficit-financed government spending,' and 'the animal spirits of the spendthrift' in the service of boosting 'consumption demand'... Doesn't Keynesianism simply appeal to the worst in human nature? Votes: 0