Starve-the-beast strategy Home The Lexicon Starve-the-beast strategy Thumbnail Phrase or WordStarve-the-beast strategyDefinitionCreating deficits to force government spending cuts; coined by Reagan budget director David Stockman.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryThe Natural World in GeneralGrammatical SubcategoryNouns: Things/Terms/Labels Previous itemNesting instinct Next itemToothless threat
