The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.
William Vickrey
The great increase in longevity has produced a surge in the desire to accumulate assets for retirement. It has outpaced the ability of the private... →
There is no real justification for a requirement that a budget of any sort should be balanced, except as a rallying point for those who seek to... →
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge... →
Gore Vidal
When AIDS hit, lots of people banded together to take care of each other and do what the government wasn't doing. When you grow up Jewish, as I... →
Bruce Vilanch
The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable... →
Thomas Vilsack
You should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical.
Pete Visclosky
Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt... →
David Vitter
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
Voltaire
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.