"We've seen the example of Greece, where there was no more trust in the Greek government's ability to cut down the budget, to contain the debt or to keep it under control."
VOA: standard.2010.06.16
However, women reported being more concerned than men about household expenses, debt and their ability to save for retirement.
Although BHP had arranged a loan facility with its banks to cover the additional debt, it was evidently concerned about its ability to refinance the debt in future.
His point was that policymakers should not be preoccupied with the absolute level of national debt, but instead with our ability to sustain whatever level of debt we have.