Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both.

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.

Every day is like that, eight successive meetings on eight different topics, every one really important and interesting.

The most important thing for small businesses is getting the economy back on its feet. That - the key driver of small business activity is demand for their product, and that is what we are trying to do, getting the economy back on its feet. That's far more important than other factors.

Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both.

It is a foregone opportunity that we could have a trillion dollars more of income for the United States if we were producing at capacity rather than falling so far short of it.

There've been times where I wondered whether it was worth continuing in my own education.