DEFICIT HAWK
Slang for someone who wants the government to keep the federal budget under control. Deficit hawks espouse some combination of increased taxes and decreased government spending to reduce the deficit. Within U.S. politics, several republican senators have been noted deficit hawks, such as Bob Dole from Kansas and George Voinovich of Ohio. They believe that unsustainable federal deficits could lead to significant long-term challenges for the economy and future generations.
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