Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

You are just jealous. Governments must take decisive action to stimulate economic activity in the interests of jobs. Last weekend the IMF warned that, given the depth of the crisis, avoiding or postponing action is not a viable option. Further, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, warned that failing to act would be more costly in the end. He said:

We are better off moving aggressively today to solve our economic problems …

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