The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit.
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We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.
The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.
We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy.
We can't just cut our way to prosperity. Even as we look for ways to reduce deficits over the long term, we must grow the economy in a way that strengthens the middle class and everyone willing to work hard to get into it.
We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy. The left wants to focus on the deficit so they can take us away from the focus on spending as a percentage of the economy.
We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important.
Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.
The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.
When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.
Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing.
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