Quotes about Spending

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

If you raise taxes, it won't reduce the deficit. The other team will simply spend the resources.

Well, the taxes that everyone else is paying are supporting lots of programs that were in place prior to Obama's new spending. So new spending has too be paid for by new taxes, or by eliminating existing tax breaks. And Obama wants that burden to be borne exclusively by the rich.

If you want the people to like you, you just need to spend some money.

Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.

Since my money is God's money, every spending decision I make is a spiritual decision.

If you understand this basic concept, it becomes clear that every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Waste, for example, is not a squandering of our resources. It is a poor use of His.

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

Mere parsimony is not economy…. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part of true economy.

Retirement can be a great joy if you can figure out how to spend time without spending money.