Noun
fiscal conservatism (uncountable)
A conservative political philosophy, typically consisting of a balanced budget, lower taxes, smaller government, free trade, and a free market.
When the Republican Party is no longer the party of fiscal conservatism then clearly I would argue that we've lost our way. Bobby Jindal
Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C. Kristi Noem
Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient. P. J. O'Rourke
Q: "Congressman Paul, you've questioned the fiscal conservatism of all these candidates, but particularly Senator Santorum. You have a new television ad calling him a fake. Why?" Ron Paul
Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing scheme in 1997. Leonard Lance
Leaders should not just talk about - but walk the walk of - fiscal conservatism. Michael Enzi