Unsustainable Promises Quotes

This election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history.

For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.

Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them they're going to be bigger than Phil Collins is the wrong way to do it!

The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Massive Federal Budget Deficits are only the most conspicuous sign of a society that has promised itself more than it could afford.

We have revenue coming in. We can pay our interest payments. And then we can prioritize what government programs that have been given to the American people that are unsustainable promises that have been made by reckless politicians that can't possibly be sustained. We can determine which one of those if any we need to keep.

Bill Clinton’s promises have the life span of a Big Mac on Air Force One.

When a democracy reaches a point where the politicians cannot say no to the people, and both parties are competing for votes by promising even more spending or even lower taxes, or both, the experiment is about over.