I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
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If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.
When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.
The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the symptom of the disease.
The biggest problem with the deficit is programs that are unconstitutional and wasteful.
I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.
I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about that.
Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.
This deficit that we have threatens our very way of life, and everything needs to be on the table.
We are worried about the size of the deficit, which is why the president is pleased that the House and Senate have followed his lead in cutting the deficit in half over the next five years.