Quotes About Spending

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

We borrow from Europe to defend Europe. We borrow from the Gulf states to defend the Gulf states. We borrow from Japan to defend Japan. Is it not a symptom of senility to be borrowing from the world so we can defend the world?

There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn

I joked back in the summer of 2011 that what we really need right now is a fake threat of alien invasion that leads to massive spending on anti-alien defense

What's remarkable about this prospect is that the wall is an utterly stupid idea. Even if you're bitterly opposed to immigration, legal or otherwise, spending tens of billions of dollars on an ostentatious physical barrier is neither a necessary nor an effective way to stop immigrants from coming.

To stay in business, companies had to do the logical thing — cut expenses. What's usually the biggest expense for companies? People! Many companies started laying off employees. As a result, consumer spending dropped further because more people were either laid off or had second thoughts about their own job security.

I was at college doing performing arts, and just spending all my time mucking about, and the lecturers thought I would be pretty good at stand-up, so I gave it a whirl.

We need to cut these things that aren't constitutionally mandated, that are kind of on the periphery, the fluffery, like NPR and National Endowment for the Arts. Those are obvious.

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.

Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts.

Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.

Instead of focusing on what we can have for "free," or on who we can take from to fund trendy, idealistic projects like the Green New Deal, let's focus on keeping what we earn and cutting spending wherever possible.

Most of us don't really think about how we spend our money—or if we do, we focus solely on the big items. At the same time, we ignore the small but steady expenses that drain away our cash.

Most of us don't really think about how we spend our money—or if we do, we focus solely on the big items. At the same time, we ignore the small but steady expenses that drain away our cash. We don't think about what it cost us to earn our money, and we don't realize how much wealth we could have if, instead of wasting it, we invested it.

We Americans are being "low monthly payment-ed" to death. People underestimate how these little things add up.

Even a rich man can spend more than he's got coming in. And that makes him a poor man.

fifteen major intelligence agencies eating up 50 billion in budget dollars a year spread over 120,000 employees

really could sell the U.S. military $12,000 toilets and $9,000 hammers and actually get away with it under a mountain of legal trickery and congressional hearing mumbo-jumbo.

Or convincing defense departments to buy expensive war toys that were never even used while ignoring the lesser-priced items, like body armor and night-vision goggles, that grunts on the ground actually relied on to survive.

Yeah, but just think if we spent that money on early childhood education and nutrition.

3. We believe that people spend their own money more prudently than they spend other people's money. So goods and services produced in the competitive marketplace are likely to be produced more efficiently and with more regard for real consumer demand than goods produced by government, and thus we should try to keep as many aspects of life as possible outside the control of government.

1. Privatize government services 2. Reduce government spending, borrowing, and taxing 3. Deregulate the market process and stop protecting established businesses from the rigors of competition 4. Restore to individuals the right to make the important decisions in their lives

Since the 1970s wealthy donors have heavily financed efforts to cut taxes and public spending. The success they've had helps explain why government now can't do as many things, which gives private funders new leverage in shaping society.