And now we believe that actually bringing down the deficit needs to be steady, needs to be sure. (politics.co.uk)
On the Left, Ed Balls and other neo-Keynesians like David Blanchflower argue that short - term extra borrowing will stimulate growth, which in turn will help bring down the deficit by having more tax receipts due to the consequent drop in unemployment (currently above 2.7 million). (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
I hear what they are saying very clearly and I hope that the Legislature hears it too: If we do not bring down our deficit we risk all of the hard - won gains we have made. (rocklandtimes.com)