These are issues that we are going to have to address, because they are significant.

The amount of currency in circulation is not changing. The money supply is not changing in any significant way.

The Libor system is structurally flawed. It is a major problem for our financial system and for the confidence in the financial system. We need to address it.

I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about that.

In all likelihood, a significant amount of time will be required to restore the nearly eight and a half million jobs that were lost nationwide over 2008 and 2009.

Given the extent of the exposures of major banks around the world to A.I.G., and in light of the extreme fragility of the system, there was a significant risk that A.I.G.'s failure could have sparked a global banking panic.