Quotes About Spending

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks.

You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?

Proper society did not think about MAKING money, only about spending it.

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?

Is it morally permissible to take the money of a Republican union member, for example, and spend it on behalf of a Democrat?

You don't realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It's a card you get so you can navigate society.

We simply can't spend our way out of a recession.

For years, we've grown dependant on American consumers as the world's spenders of last resort. They've kept Europe out of recession, allowed China to industrialise, and prevented global deflation. But at the same time, they've not been looking after their own futures.

A government can't cut its way out of a recession any more than you can dig yourself out of a hole.

People stop buying things, and that is how you turn a slowdown into a recession.

Aggressive government spending during the Great Recession was absolutely necessary.

History has shown that even in a recession, consumers go to shows.

Too often in Washington, we only look at the recipient side: How does the budget affect either those who receive or don't receive benefits.

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.

Without public investment, without families spending, without cheap credit, the economy won't recover.

In order to reduce the deficit, there has to be revenue in addition to cuts.

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

It's much more powerful to say I'm working to reduce spending, deal with our nation's deficit, push back on the federal government, and give specifics for that rather than just say, 'I'm a conservative.'

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

Any move to reduce government spending is a positive for the economy.

Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.

Well, now, and there's - for every dollar the federal government spends, there's real people on the other side, and so when we talk about reductions that are going to affect providers, that's going to affect hospitals and doctors and others.

If I'm just hanging with all stars and people with money, you can get lost and caught up. You get to moving like you got it made and you get to spending. That's how a lot of people go broke.