Fiscal Shortfall Quotes

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

The Treasury was suffering under every kind of embarrassment. The demands upon it were great in amount, while the means for satisfying them were comparatively small, precarious in collection and difficult in their application.

Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action.

The will is there; the money is not there.

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

We have hardly enough money to last till the end of March.

Chronic deficits drastically reduce government's ability to make those infrastructure investments that business needs to grow and create jobs.

Every year the State will be the dog that chases its own tail... engaging in a futile attempt to close a perpetual budget gap.