"I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to improve it.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

"Know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to approve it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

But it would also cut across another new policy, which imposes income tax for the first time on many low-paid workers, a plan which most economists expect will kill off up to 1m jobs.

ECONOMIST: The euro economies