STEVEN FRIEDMAN: The sky is not falling and action must not be rushed
26 November 2019 - 15:45
The more the government is told it must act now or never, the more the country may pay later.
It has become routine among business commentators and spokespersons to insist that the country is on the brink of economic ruin unless the government acts now. Two stories from our post-1994 past show why these claims that disaster awaits unless the government acts immediately might cause damage...
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