Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Our present financial condition is without parallel in history. No nation has ever before been embarrassed from too large a surplus in its Treasury.

Well, I think what we need to remember is that budget deficits can impede economic activity.

When gross public debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP, economic growth tends to decline considerably.

The supply of government exceeds demand.

Fiscal discipline can turn the economy around.

We are going to have an integrated plan and work closely between commerce and treasury to make sure that we drive growth in this country. Our number one priority is sustained 3-4% GDP.

The dual effect of high growth creating higher income that's taxed by government at all levels, combined with lessening demands placed on government that occurs during economic prosperity, is a worthy objective.

Gradual fiscal consolidation may also be stimulative in the short run.

The great thing about fiscal policy is that it has a direct impact and doesn't require you to bind the hands of future policymakers.

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.

Slow growth and inflation have a tendency to accompany large deficits and increasing debt as a percentage of GDP.

I will work to restore fiscal responsibility to our country's budget and to provide for a more robust economy.

It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger.

The choice facing the American people is not between growth and stagnation, but between short-term growth and long-term disaster.

Anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers.

I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'.

We have a spending problem, not a taxing problem. The less we spend, the more jobs we have the potential to create.

Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity.

It is better to implement reforms in times of economic strength.

The surpluses of the [19]90s were the result of a growing economy. They were not the result of government policy.

Voters want prosperity, not austerity.

The biggest source of getting the country to a balanced budget is not by raising taxes or by cutting spending. It's by encouraging the growth of the economy.

We are going to serve our full term; there will be no snap election, and we are going to do our best to ensure that 2016 is going to be a good economic year.

Where fiscal space is low, fiscal policy needs to adjust in a growth-friendly manner to ensure public debt is on a sustainable path, while protecting the most vulnerable.

Repealing the estate tax won't create jobs, it won't boost GDP, and it won't add efficiency to the market. Instead, repealing the estate tax will simply add to the debt, hurt our ability to build a stronger economy and worsen economic inequality.