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ROBERT RUBIN: I think the panel all has a view that, while there are different degrees here concern about the economy, there's a lot of uncertainty, and there's at least enough risk of serious difficulty, so we think the political system should be proactive in dealing with it, even though it may have somewhat different views as to the degree of that risk. Number two, we think a stimulus should be part of that. Number three, some of us think there should be a trigger, some of us might be a little more inclined to act more quickly, and therefore, might not have a trigger, so there's a good debate.
We all think that it should be temporary, timely, and targeted. We have some differences about exactly what that targeted ought to be, but I think we probably all feel the political system ought to try to reach across party and ideological lines to find common ground, even though nobody is totally happy. And if I missed anything, I don't know what it is. So that is my summary. What have I missed? Oh, size, yeah. I mean everybody seems -- I didn't have a view, but everybody seems to think it should be in the area of 100 billion.
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