Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

This is absolutely stunning coming from those opposite, who would not invest in infrastructure in this country for 12 years. When we finally stump up the money and put in place plans for the future they get up and say, ‘Why haven’t you spent more?’ while simultaneously saying to us that we should not borrow to build the nation. How stupid can you people be? It is unbelievable. How stupid can you be? The Leader of the Opposition goes on national television and says that, in the middle of the worst global crisis in 75 years, the country should not be borrowing money to protect our people. That is effectively what he said. And he is saying in those negative ads where he talks the economy down he will not acknowledge we are in the middle of a global recession and he will not acknowledge the important need for—

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