It also means clearing trades in a manner that lessens collateral requirements for example, by bunching transactions in a single CCP so that offsetting trades result in a reduction in overall margin requirements.

ECONOMIST: Collateral management

People support raising taxes as part of deficit reduction by a 2-to-1 margin over the Republican Tea Party position that the deficit must be reduced only by spending cuts, most of that targeted towards liberal causes such as education and even small items like the National Public Radio budget.

FORBES: Taxes Or Spending Cuts? Americans Prefer Taxes

By a margin of more than 2 to 1, that deficit reduction has been achieved through spending cuts over revenues.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing