Ludwig von Mises Quotes

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians take it out

My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of the public moneys and my opinion in regard to the measures best adapted to the accomplishment of those objects have been already submitted to you.

And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we have, we can't properly address those regional priorities that we would like to.

There is no question that we are in a period in which we are going to have to use those sources to fund about 35 million dollars a year that used to be paid for by the federal government.

The essence of government is making necessary choices between competing uses of public resources.

A provision for the sale of the vacant lands of the United States is particularly urged, among other reasons, by the important considerations that they are pledged as a fund for reimbursing the public debt; that if timely and judiciously applied they may save the necessity of burdening our citizens with new taxes for the extinguishment of the principal; and that being free to discharge the principal but in a limited proportion, no opportunity ought to be lost for availing the public of its right.

It is no part of my job as Chancellor of the Exchequer to put before the House of Commons proposals for the expenditure of public money. The function of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as I understand it, is to resist all demands for expenditure made by his colleagues and, when he can no longer resist, to limit the concession to the barest point of acceptance.

Who's going to do a better job of spending your money? You or the government?

Setting the state budget is one of the most important tasks we undertake at the state Capitol - because after all, it's the people's money - not the government's.

I'm very conscious that I have to, as Premier of this state, make sure we spend taxpayers' money wisely.

The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill. If we are to have a billion dollars of navy, half a billion of farm relief, etc... the people will have to furnish more revenue by paying more taxes. It is for them, through their Congress, to decide how far they wish to go.

I think it is wrong to balance the budget on the backs of local government.

We ought to prioritize national disasters... in a fiscally responsible way.

There are only two honest ways to reduce our debt: cut spending or raise revenues.

Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested interests, and they don't like it.

There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country.

The money that government spends is your money, not government's, and you know how to spend it better.

In an economy where public spending is extremely important, the governments must spend, they must spend more but at the same time you can't afford to be reckless and do away with all kinds of fiscal prudence.

Keeping government running really well, to me, is incredibly important.

I take very seriously our responsibility to keep a strong economy.

This is other people's money that Washington is appropriating and spending.

You have to tackle the real drivers of debt - that's mandatory spending, not discretionary.

My master's was in economics, and my Ph.D. was in philosophy, and I became a professor at USP. But after three years, I was invited to be secretary of finance for Sao Paulo mayor Marta Suplicy. They reached out to be because of my economics background.

There's no reason why the public shouldn't be able to see how billions of pounds are being spent on their behalf.