Top 13 Quotes by Peter Orszag

About Peter Orszag

These are some quotes by American author Peter Orszag Economist, who was born on December 16, 1968.

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.

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.

Peter Orszag

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.

Peter Orszag

I have young kids. The fiscal burden that will be imposed on them is going to depend primarily on whether we tackle this looming problem in our health care system - with rising costs that don't seem, by the way, to be necessarily associated with higher quality. That is the key burden that they will face.

Peter Orszag

For example, I was privileged to be working at the White House under the Clinton administration and had not finished my Ph.D., and I thought I was the cat's meow.

For example, I was privileged to be working at the White House under the Clinton administration and had not finished my Ph.D., and I thought I was the cat's meow.

Peter Orszag

Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing.

Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing.

Peter Orszag

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

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

Peter Orszag

The fact of the matter is right now politicians and insurance companies are making decisions. We're saying we want doctors to be making decisions. And I think that will lead to a higher-quality, lower-cost system over time.

Peter Orszag

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

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

Peter Orszag

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

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

Peter Orszag

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

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

Peter Orszag

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