“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.”
Ronald Reagan
“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!”
Theodore Roosevelt
“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
“I think they would want to be very careful not to run a deficit. . ,it would look terrible.”
Rick Egelton
“There's not a lot of relief in sight. I would not be surprised to see the monthly deficit go above $60 billion by fall, and stay there.”
Nariman Behravesh
“This is fairly strong stuff from the Fed. They are worried about the size of Treasury deficits and how that contributes to higher rates down the road.”
Cary Leahey