But former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Steel said that, while Mrs McCoy's example was perhaps not a good one, there are people who do not work because of complexities in the benefit system.

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Look, I think this is a good example and a good lead-in to Thursday, and that is there's a willingness for members to put aside partisan games and to move ahead with what we know is important for the American people and for the growth and the stabilization of our economy.

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This is a bad analogy because competitive markets require that there be winners and losers and, in this example, it is a good outcome for an inferior car manufacturer's goods to remain on the forecourts, unsold and unwanted.

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