Michael Bloomberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg
Particularly loved:
"Being a fiscal conservative is not about slashing programs that help
the poor, or improve health care, or ensure a social safety net. It's
about insisting services are provided efficiently, get to only the
people that need them, and achieve the desired results. Fiscal
conservatives have hearts too - but we also insist on using our
brains, and that means demanding results and holding government
accountable for producing them.
To me, fiscal conservatism means balancing budgets - not running
deficits that the next generation can't afford. It means improving the
efficiency of delivering services by finding innovative ways to do
more with less. It means cutting taxes when possible and prudent to do
so, raising them overall only when necessary to balance the budget,
and only in combination with spending cuts. It means when you run a
surplus, you save it; you don't squander it. And most importantly,
being a fiscal conservative means preparing for the inevitable
economic downturns - and by all indications, we've got one coming."
He raised taxes and cut spending...it worked! Like it worked in the
1990's for the whole country. I think there's a pattern here.
