The "economy first", understood as deregulation to maximise profit and boost growth at the expense of social security, "might please the right", but it is the "wrong approach", he stressed.
Deputāta skatījumā "ekonomiskā izaugsme un sociālais progress ir vienas medaļas divas puses", tāpēc likt ekonomiskos sasniegumus prioritāšu virsotnē ir politiska kļūda.