Fiscal Responsibility Quotes

“Fiscal discipline is a vital element of well run city, especially in regard to outstanding municipal bonds.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“Tomorrow's outcome for our nation is dependent upon how we act today to create the outcomes we desire for our country. Individual accountability is each of our responsibilities if we want to rebuild, renew and restore the great values that made America a global super power and light of hope to the rest of the world. Each of us is either part of the problem or the solution.”
― Don Allen Holbrook, Little Black Book of Economic Development, 2nd Edition: The Clandestine Art and Practical Science of Building Local Economies

“[Fiscal prudence] means spending wisely, reducing waste, collecting sufficient taxes to pay for the public goods and services we want, keeping budgets in relative balance over time, and keeping debt coming down, at least during reasonably good times.”
― Alex Himelfarb, Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada

“We treat healthcare as a commodity and not a right, which has led to poor social responsibility and fiscal irresponsibility, very far away from its roots as a social service.”
― Kat Lahr, What the U.S. Healthcare System Doesn't Want You to Know, Why, and How You Can Do Something About It