George W. Bush Quotes About Economy

• If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.

  George W. Bush

  Politics, Economy, Torn

  George Walker Bush, John W. Dietrich (2005). “The George W. Bush Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches and Commentary”, p.5, M.E. Sharpe

• Our two nations both faced great challenges when they were founded, and our two nations have both relied on the same principles to help us succeed. We've built strong democracies to protect the freedoms given to us by an Almighty God. We've welcomed immigrants, who have helped us thrive. We've built prosperous economies by rewarding innovation and risk-taking and trade. And we've built an enduring alliance to confront terrorists and tyrants.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Two Nations, Israel

  George W. Bush's Remarks with Prime Minister Olmert in Israel, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 14, 2008.

• No matter how advanced our economy might be, no matter how sophisticated our equipment becomes, for the foreseeable future we will still depend on fossil fuels.

  George W. Bush

  Alternatives, Fuel, Might

• I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this country and keeping this economy going are the two most important issues. And you can't protect the country if you retreat from overseas, and you can't keep the economy growing if you raise taxes. And that's exactly what the Democrats in the House would like to do.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Thinking, Two

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• Uganda's budget is 40 percent aid-dependent. Ghana's budget is 50 percent aid-dependent. Even if you cancel the debt, you don't eliminate that aid dependency. This is what I mean by getting to the fundamental root causes of the problem. Government, the state sectors in many African countries need to be slashed so that, you know, you put a greater deal of reliance on the private sector. The private sector is the engine of growth. Africa's economy needs to grow but they're not growing.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Mean, Growth

• I think, to a certain extent the economy and these decisions I made to protect the country matter a lot.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Thinking, Decision

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

• Issues are won based upon whether or not you can keep this economy strong; elections are won based upon economic issues and national security issues.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Election, Economic

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• What we Republicans should stand for is growth in the economy. We ought to make the pie higher.

  George W. Bush

  Pie, Growth, Republican

  Republican Presidential Candidates Debate in Columbia, South Carolina, www.presidency.ucsb.edu. February 15, 2000.

• We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy ... I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, Long, Foundation

  President Bush's Press Conference at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. July 15, 2008.

• If I were a candidate for running, I'd say, "Look at what the economy has done." It's strong. We've created a lot of jobs. I'd be telling people that the Democrats will raise your taxes. I'd be reminding people that tax cuts have worked in terms of stimulating the economy. I'd be reminding people there's a philosophical difference between those who want to raise taxes and have the government spend the money, and those of us who say, "You get to spend the money the way you want to see fit. It's your money."

  George W. Bush

  Running, Strong, Philosophical

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• Let's make sure that there is certainty during uncertain times in our economy.

  George W. Bush

  Uncertain Times, Economy, Certainty

• I think the fundamentals of the economy are finally in the electronic economy and they are strong are we have reason for great optimism.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Thinking, Optimism

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• Year after year in Washington, budget debates seem to come down to an old, tired argument: on one side, those who want more government, regardless of the cost; on the other, those who want less government, regardless of the need....Government has a role, and an important role. Yet, too much government crowds out initiative and hard work, private charity and the private economy....Government should be active, but limited; engaged, but not overbearing.

  George W. Bush

  Hard Work, Tired, Years

  Address to Joint Session of Congress, delivered 27 February 2001

• Republican or Democrat candidate for Presidency ought to say: I look forward to working with the president to solve the problem. People expect us to come here to solve problems. And thus far, the attitude has been: Let's just kind of ignore what the president has said and just hope somebody else comes and solves it for us. And that's what I'd be running on. I'd be running on the economy and I'd be running on national security. But since I'm not running, I can only serve as an adviser to those who are.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Attitude, People

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

• The best way to encourage economic vitality and growth is to let people keep their own money.When you spend your own money, somebody's got to manufacture that which you're spending it on. You see, more money in the private sector circulating makes it more likely that our economy will grow. And, incredibly enough, some want to take away part of those tax cuts. They've been reading the wrong textbook. You don't raise somebody's taxes in the middle of a recession. You trust people with their own money. And, by the way, that money isn't the government's money; it's the people's money.

  George W. Bush

  Reading, Cutting, Government

• I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats always get more credit than they deserve. They are just better at political discourse that we are.

  George W. Bush

  Years, Political, Watches

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• I walked away from Kyoto because it would damage America's economy, you bet. It would have destroyed our economy. It was a lousy deal for the American economy. I felt there was a better way.

  George W. Bush

  Economy

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• I want to remind you right quick what this country has been through, and the challenges this economy had faced over the last three years. First, we went through a recession. That means we were going backwards.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Mean, Years

• Democrats in Washington predicted that tax cuts would not create jobs, would not increase wages, and would cause the federal deficit to explode. Well, the facts are in. The tax cuts have led to a strong economy. Real wages were on the rise, and deficit has been cut in half three years ahead of schedule.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Jobs, Real

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. November 1, 2006.

• I think you can grow your economy and at the same time do a better job of harnessing greenhouse gases. I don't think you can expect any American leader to wreck the economy, nor as an ally and a friend of America and a trading partner of America should you want us to wreck our economy.

  George W. Bush

  Thinking, Leader, Economy

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession.

  George W. Bush

  Looks, Economy, Term

  Final Presidential Press Conference, Delivered 12 January 2009, James S. Brady Briefing Room, White House West Wing, Washington, D.C.

• When your economy is kind of ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money.

  George W. Bush

  People, Important, Kind

  George W. Bush's Remarks at Massachusetts Victory 2002 Reception, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 4, 2002.

• America is the largest investor in the technologies necessary to be able to say to people, 'You can grow your economy so people's standard of living can improve, and at the same time be good stewards of the environment'.

  George W. Bush

  Technology, People, Economy

  Source: www.theguardian.com

• The economy is growing, productivity is high, trade is up, people are working. It's not as good as we'd like, but -- and to the extent that we find weakness, we'll move.

  George W. Bush

  Moving, People, Weakness

  Bill Moyers Journal, www.pbs.org. July 18, 2008.

• It really gets me when the critics say I haven't done enough for the economy. I mean, look what I've done for the book publishing industry. You've heard some of the titles. 'Big Lies,' 'The Lies of George W. Bush,' 'The Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd like to tell you I've read each of these books, but that'd be a lie.

  George W. Bush

  Liars, Lying, Book

  "War no joke for Bush at correspondents' dinner". edition.cnn.com. May 2, 2004.

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