Posts Tagged ‘george w bush’
Lamar Alexander on Arresting Wasteful Spenders
on Tuesday, June 10, 2014Lamar Alexander Money Quotation saying wasteful spending should be a punishable offense in politics during 2000 presidential race. Lamar Alexander said:
“If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don’t get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money” — Lamar Alexander
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George W. Bush: Lots of Numbers
on Sunday, November 11, 2012George W. Bush Money Quotation saying many digits means a really big national budget – hopefully there were no more important decisions made based on “lots of numbers”. George W. Bush said:
“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got lots of numbers in it” — George W. Bush
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This quote seems to suggest that George W. Bush had a rather simplistic view of what a budget entails. A budget is certainly a document that contains financial numbers, but it is much more than that – it involves difficult decisions about priorities, tradeoffs between programs, and how to allocate limited resources.
The quote may indicate that Bush did not fully appreciate the complexity of crafting a responsible national budget. It presents the budget as merely a collection of numbers rather than a policy document requiring knowledge and judgment.
George W. Bush: Tax Time Reform
on Sunday, January 30, 2011Funny Money Quotes: Presidential malaprops, hyperbole and misstatements aside – we spend a lot of time writing, reviewing and checking our tax forms. George W. Bush said:
“Americans spend 6 billion hours a year filling out their tax reforms” — George W. Bush
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George W. Bush: Passing Tax Bill
on Friday, January 28, 2011Funny Money Quotes: The ex-president and his wealthy friends hire uniquely talented accountants for reasons that are different from the little people – perhaps Americans should return the favor. George W. Bush said:
“The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason – to pass the tax bill on to you” — George W. Bush
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