antispending
Opposing fiscal outlay
Antispending describes opposition to government expenditure or fiscal policies that increase spending.
The term appears in political discourse, often as a modifier: antispending conservatives, antispending legislation.
It characterizes positions favoring budget cuts, austerity measures, or resistance to new programs: The antispending coalition blocked the infrastructure bill.
Controlled government spending
- small governmentMinimal state authority philosophy
- tax reductionDecreased fiscal obligation
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
balanced budget · deficit reduction · debt ceiling · budget cuts · means testing · block grants · sequester · appropriations
Economical resource management
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- thriftCareful use of resources
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
belt-tightening · cutbacks · retrenchment · sparingness · abstemiousness · penny-pinching · scrimping · tightfistedness
Reducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
- trimmingCutting away excess
lean operations · headcount reduction · outsourcing · offshoring · consolidation · restructuring · divestiture · rightsizing
Prolonged economic decline
- deficitAmount still owed
- debtMoney owed another
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
fiscal cliff · budget shortfall · insolvency · liquidity crisis · credit crunch · sovereign debt · national debt · unfunded liabilities
fiscal restraint
Controlled government spending
- small governmentMinimal state authority philosophy
- tax reductionDecreased fiscal obligation
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
privatization · balanced budget · deficit reduction · debt ceiling · budget cuts · means testing · block grants · sequester · appropriations · reconciliation
frugality
Economical resource management
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- thriftCareful use of resources
parsimony · belt-tightening · cutbacks · retrenchment · sparingness · abstemiousness · penny-pinching · scrimping · tightfistedness · economizing
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
trimming · lean operations · headcount reduction · outsourcing · offshoring · consolidation · restructuring · divestiture · rightsizing · workforce reduction
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- deficitAmount still owed
- debtMoney owed another
- contractionReduction in size
slowdown · fiscal cliff · budget shortfall · insolvency · liquidity crisis · credit crunch · sovereign debt · national debt · unfunded liabilities · debt-to-GDP
antispendingspending
Outlaying of funds
expansionary · spend · government spending · stimulus · Keynesian
antispendingsplurge
Spend freely, impulsively
extravagance · profligate · luxury · spendthrift · lavish
spend, expensive, expense, spending, expend, dispense, expenditure, stipend, spender