“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.”
Jean Chretien
“"The cradle of modern democracy but was now, on some measures, the most centralised country in Europe, bar Malta".”
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.”
Ronald Reagan
“It's a lot of bang for not much buck. It doesn't bode well for more substantial deficit-reduction bills that are needed.”
Robert Bixby
“The reduction from 21.6 to 21.3 is not a reduction that means much of anything. It's glacial. I've never met .3 of a child. We need to reduce the class size from approximately 22 down to 17.”
Gifford Miller
“But the magnitude of recent fuel price rises mean even these cost reduction measures are now not enough.”
Rob McDonald
