12/16/1961
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"I think it is in the best economic interests of the country, unless this country just wants to drag along, have 5 or 6 million people unemployed, have profits reduced, have economic prospects, have ou..."
"We have some influence, and we are attempting to carry it out."
"The reason the Government is in deficit is because you have more than 4 million people unemployed, and because the last 5 years you have had rather a sluggish growth, much slower than any other Wester..."
"I don’t think we think that would be helpful at this time."