Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It is a shocking mess, but we will pay it back because that is what coalition governments do. That is what we are good at. The member for Cowper—a good regional member who serves the good people of Coffs Harbour and beyond—knows that, in small business, you cannot spend more money than you earn. Families have budgets, and they cannot spend more money than they earn. But, unfortunately, those on that side do not appreciate or recognise the fact that we have debts to pay.

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