Quotes by Debt Venture capital is debt. People don't understand that. Heidi Roizen understandventuredebtpeople Rising student-loan debt is an economic emergency. Elizabeth Warren emergencydebteconomicrising I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with more of the same or, as the case is now, to make it worse. Under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's budget, we will double the national debt in five years and triple it in 10. Erik Paulsen willdebtdisciplinehouse Economies typically do not function well in hyperinflation. The real value of government debt might disappear, but the economy is likely to disappear with it. Eugene Fama valuedebtgovernmentreal The PUP came into office in 1998 when the public debt of Belize was over $600 million and the economy was at a standstill. When we left office in 2008, ten years later, the debt was higher, but a lot was accomplished: the economy was transformed and the social and physical infrastructure of the country significantly upgraded. Said Musa debtleftofficecountry Despite all the hoopla - despite all the umpa - after 5 years of UDP mismanagement, corruption, and incompetence, we have sunk deeper into debt of $2.4 billion: some $200 million deeper in debt. Said Musa somedebtcorruptionyears You go public because you want access to capital in the form of debt and equity. Barry Sternlicht goyoudebtwant We will do everything within our power to protect Floridians from unlawful debt collection practices that often employ scare tactics to manipulate individuals. Pam Bondi willeverythingdebtpower I was a first-generation college student. This was supposed to be the ticket to prosperity. But it wasn't. I left college with a mountain of debt and no practical skills. Candace Owens studentdebtmountaincollege Apparently, blaming oneself for debilitating student debt is common. Camille Perri blamingstudentdebtoneself College dropouts with significant debt struggle with repayment over the course of their lives and do not receive the benefits afforded to their peers who have debt but obtain higher-paying jobs as a result of college completion. Hank Johnson resultdebtcollegestruggle Having money didn't make me less of a socially incapable loser; it just made me a socially incapable loser who wasn't in debt. Chris Gethard medebtlosermoney Nobody wants the United States to default on its debt. Nobody. But, at some point in time, we've got to address the fiscal woes of this nation. Chuck Fleischmann nationnobodydebttime The Missourians I hear from just don't buy the idea that the only way to tackle the national debt is to drastically alter Medicare and Social Security. Claire McCaskill justdebtsecurityway While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of government. Our nation's long-term debt requires us to prioritize and economize with every tax dollar. Cynthia Lummis nationdebtdisciplinegovernment Tough decisions have to be made to close our fiscal gap, stabilise our debt, and restore our state-owned enterprises to health. Cyril Ramaphosa tough-decisionsdebttoughhealth When President Obama asked Congress to raise the debt ceiling $2 trillion and offered sequestration as an offset, I opposed it. I did not believe we should put the country $2 trillion deeper in debt and impose irresponsible massive cuts to our national security. Mike Turner debtsecuritybelievecountry It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families opportunities to obtain decent household items without incurring the burden of debt. William Lacy Clay, Jr. opportunitieswithoutdebtburden Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency. Yoshihiko Noda sensesomedebtgovernment The IMF played crucial roles in the 1980s debt crisis and in the transformation of former communist economies. Radical change, many might argue, is neither necessary nor desirable. Zanny Minton Beddoes debttransformationcrisischange«3031323334353637383940
