Mr Trump says he can both reduce taxes and reduce the deficit.
And then the influx of new workers will improve growth, create jobs and reduce the deficit.
And yet on Thursday, the Senate is likely to pass a bill projected to expand coverage and reduce the deficit.
Importantly, he would use the new revenue to both finance needed government spending and reduce the deficit.
Representative Robert Livingston of Louisiana, then a rising Republican leader, declared that the inducements would "create thousands of jobs" and "reduce the deficit".
The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, has promised a "fair and economically effective" budget in a media blitz suggesting it will deliver tax cuts and reduce the deficit.
Yes, it will be difficult if not impossible to achieve everything set out in the budget and reduce the deficit by two-thirds over the next four years.
The commission will examine the prospects for Scotland's finances as an independent country, and consider policies to both boost growth and reduce the deficit to a sustainable level.
If Republicans really want to cut spending and reduce the deficit, they have more weapons than any political party has had in decades.
We will need to make choices as we seek to balance the nation's budget and reduce the deficit, but cutting investments in our children is horribly shortsighted.
Mr. Romney's contention that he would reduce the tax burden on the middle class and reduce the deficit confused some of the debate watchers here in Worthington.
