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- Nov 07, 2020
Debt Quotes
Lines on borrowing, risk, and recovery.
These quotes treat debt as a serious force in both personal and national life, echoing an old warning that unchecked debt can undermine governments as surely as war. A related economic reflection appears in our Debt Ceiling quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Budget
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- Nov 07, 2020
The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.
- Medicare
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- Nov 07, 2020
Have you noticed the debt is exploding? And it's not all because of Medicare.
- Doubling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, we can't just keep doubling our national debt every eight years. We have got to get that under control and not spend more than we bring in.
- Pay
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- Nov 07, 2020
If Congress adds 5 percent to the debt, then their pay should be cut by 5 percent.
- Limit
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of anachronisms in Washington, but the need to periodically raise the debt limit by Congressional vote is certainly one of them.
- Promise
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- Nov 07, 2020
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
- Credit Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
Typically, students slide into debt through the extension (by credit card companies) of unaffordable credit lines.
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with far too many unemployed.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Fair Debt Collection Act was passed in 1977, and there were never any provisions for rules to be written under it, so it hasn't kept pace with the times.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
We should make sure that unscrupulous schools do not prey on uninformed students, leaving them with high debt and useless degrees.
- Congress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
One needs a comprehensive concept that decides just how much debt states like Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy can sustainably bear.
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- Nov 07, 2020