Ideologies / Fiscal Conservative / Phil Gramm
§ The minds · b. 1942 · United States · Senator & economist
Phil Gramm
Gramm–Rudman
Legislating the balanced budget.
Economic+80
SocialistMarket
Governance+8
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−38
TraditionalProgressive
The economist-senator who co-authored the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings deficit-reduction law, trying to write fiscal discipline directly into federal statute.
social
Texan conservative.
economic
Free markets, deregulation and statutory deficit limits.
governance
Worked through Congress to bind future spending.
Notable for
- Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act
- Financial deregulation
- Free-market senator
§ The minds nearest Gramm
How close are you to Gramm?
Two minutes, three axes, 729 named ideologies — and your own affinity score with every mind on this page.
Take the quiz →Visit the Fiscal Conservative hall