- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Budgeting Quotes
This budgeting quotes collection looks at the discipline, and sometimes the dishonesty, involved in managing money at every scale. Some lines call for honest budgeting today rather than deferring a much larger deficit tomorrow, while others focus on changing the entire budget system rather than tweaking numbers year to year. There's also a critical note about administrations that budget inconsistently for ongoing military operations, revealing gaps between stated priorities and actual spending. Together these quotes treat budgeting as both a practical skill and a test of institutional honesty.
These budgeting quotes explore financial discipline, honesty, and the challenge of planning responsibly. For related thoughts on money management, see our Budget quotes collection.
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- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The important aspect as we look at this budget, and as we look at previous budgets, is the budget system - what I'm trying to get at is changing budgeting itself in Wisconsin.
- Disturbing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today.
- Moral
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- Nov 07, 2020