Quotes by Debt We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt. Jack Lew debtburdeneconomyyears Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending. Jack Lew limitsomenewdebt It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy. Daniel Akaka avoiddecisionsdebtcredit Beefs against debt collectors are consistently among the top complaints received by both the FTC and state attorneys general. Gary Weiss generalagainsttopdebt Debt collectors should be required to disclose the applicable statute of limitations in the body of their collection letters, in bold type. While it's not illegal to dun a consumer for an old debt, it is illegal to sue for one. Gary Weiss boldolddebtbody Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it. George Dennison Prentice some-peoplesomedebtpeople 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. Gita Gopinath lowdebtspacepath If a debt crisis results from government profligacy and mismanagement, rather than from a market failure, it is true that the central bank should not intervene. Gita Gopinath truedebtfailuregovernment Opponents of central-bank intervention are right about one thing: monetary financing carries serious risks. In order to ensure that it is as safe and effective as possible, it must be used primarily in the event of self-fulfilling debt crises. Gita Gopinath possiblerisksdebtserious President Obama has ignored or dismissed proposals that would address our anti-competitive tax code and unsustainable trajectory of federal debt - including his own bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform - and submitted no plan for entitlement reform. Glenn Hubbard planowndebtresponsibility How does one leave Social Security and Medicare untouched, grow defense by more than $50 billion, slash taxes, launch a $1 trillion infrastructure program - and not explode the deficit and national debt? Pat Buchanan growleavedebtsecurity It was very important for us to hear that both European governments and the IMF are going to sustain and augment their commitment to Greece because they don't pursue the debt reduction route. They're actually extending more debt, more loans to Greece. Charles Dallara moredebtimportantcommitment Greece's debt is going to be a function of a lot of factors down the road. Charles Dallara roaddowndebtfunction The commercial space industry owes a huge debt to Patti Grace Smith. There might not be a commercial spaceflight industry were it not for Patti's leadership. Bruce Pittman debtspacegraceleadership Produce what you consume; draw from the native element the necessaries of life. Permit no vitiated taste to lead you into the indulgence of expensive luxuries, which can only be obtained by involving yourselves in debt. Brigham Young youdebttastelife In bypassing barriers between different classes, maturities, rating categories, debt seniority levels and so on, credit derivatives are creating enormous opportunities to exploit and profit from associated discontinuities in the pricing of credit risk. Blythe Masters opportunitiesdebtcreditrisk I owe a great debt to motor-racing, and the first place I went to in Europe when I was 20 was Italy, and I was extremely influenced by it in books until I got there. Billy Al Bengston firstplacegreatdebt If we had decided on January 5, in the new House of Representatives, to make no new spending bills, the debt ceiling would've still been hit, because, those are bills that are coming in as a result of purchases and commitments made by the administration and the previous Congress. Bill Johnson resultnewdebthouse There was no avoiding the fact that we were going to hit our debt ceiling. Bill Johnson factgoingavoidingdebt The transaction cost approach maintains that some projects are easy to finance by debt and ought to be financed by debt. These are projects for which physical-asset specificity is low to moderate. Oliver E. Williamson somedebtfinanceeasy«3031323334353637383940»
