Labour said the spending priorities identified by local people included an emphasis on creating new jobs, supporting the local economy, making better use of landmark sites and helping young people.

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We can work together to create the jobs of the future by helping small business entrepreneurs, by investing in education, and by making things the world buys.

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Another round of asset purchases by the Fed will only create more risk taking and pump up asset bubbles, without helping the economy or producing jobs, while making the eventual removal of stimulus that much more difficult.

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