Starve The Beast
"Starving the beast" is a political strategy employed by American conservatives in order to limit government spending by cutting taxes in order to deprive the government of revenue in a deliberate effort to force the federal government to reduce spending. The short and medium term effect of the strategy has increased United States public debt rather than reduced spending.
The term "the beast" in this context refers to the American government and the programs it funds, particularly social programs such as welfare, Social Security, and Medicare; and does not usually refer to spending on military, law enforcement or prisons.
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Famous quotes containing the words starve and/or beast:
“To starve to death is a small thing, but to lose one’s integrity is a great one.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Underwater eyes, an eel’s
Oil of water body, neither fish nor beast is the otter:”
—Ted Hughes (b. 1930)