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Sam Ewing

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

Sam Ewing

Government

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The quotation suggests that a government’s deficit occurs because it chooses to spend more money than it is willing or able to raise through taxes or other revenue. It implies that the size of the deficit reflects the government’s reluctance to collect enough funds from the public to cover its expenses.

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