“I want the Secretary of State to cheer for our government's big spending programs. Then I want them to claim that even more spending will grow the economy later too. More taxpayer money can fix everything!”
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A debate on employment numbers. The Liberals praised recent job gains and their grocery benefit program. A Conservative noted small businesses are struggling. The rest of the member statements were partisan platitudes.
“I also want to cheer for our government's spending programs. I think more taxpayer money can fix everything. Our new spending will grow the economy. Talking about the economy is good for our party. I don't want anyone to look too hard at whether the money is well spent.”
“I heard from a constituent named Bill who doesn't have much work. His business is slow. Food prices are high. The Prime Minister should admit there's a recession. I don't want the government to dodge the question by talking about technical definitions of recession.”
“There are some good economic numbers. I want to talk about those numbers. I don't want to talk about Bill's slow business. I want to say good things about the economy to make the government look good.”