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referendum. We can all vote to suspend the laws of economics and, lo, paradise is nigh.
Mr Speaker, this would be funny if it was not sad. These views are being pushed around this town to small business proprietors who are in real financial difficulties. This financial genius, Mr Clampett, is to address a meeting in Canberra soon and, of course, Mr Clampett wants to be paid in good Australian currency, not credit to be created by these fanciful banks. Mr Speaker, I would hope that all Canberra residents would have the good sense to keep their $10 and treat this nonsense with what it deserves.
Creation of Credit
MR STEVENSON (4.58): One will be very aware, as Terry Connolly scurries away - - -
Mrs Grassby: No, he was called outside. He is coming back. He is listening.
MR STEVENSON: Let him scurry back in then. One would be very aware that, apart from any amount of colourful, nonsensical language, he absolutely failed to address the evidence not only that was extensively given in the book but also that I gave. If you know so much, why did you not address the evidence? When the encyclopaedia, the Governor of the Commonwealth Bank, the Bank of England and other people make these claims, why did you not call them the same thing? Why did you try to lead the debate up the garden path? You talk about people in Canberra having problems, and, indeed, they have. They will not be solved by people who are not prepared to look at the reality, are not prepared to debate the issue, but would far rather debate the man. It is all too frequently done by people like you, unfortunately.
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 5.00 pm, in accordance with standing order 34 the Assembly stands adjourned until Tuesday, 18 September, at 2.30 pm.
Assembly adjourned at 5.00 pm until Tuesday, 18 September 1990, at 2.30 pm
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