Scott Bessent: “Now our tariffs are 30[%] on them. We’re at 10[%]. We’re collecting a substantial tariff income.”

The Harvard Square inflationista is offering a statistical sleight of hand, not a serious assessment of today’s U.S. economy.

Unequivocally no cuts in Social Security," he said. "The Trump accounts are a supplement, not a substitute… if they have maintained their Trump accounts into retirement age, then they will also have a substantial nest egg that they can…

As the federal funds rate climbed from near zero to its highest level in 22 years, with inflation hitting a 40-year high, you were a cheerleader for the Biden Administration’s reckless spending.

Treasury continues to transform how the federal government protects taxpayer dollars by using better data, stronger controls, and advanced technology to stop fraud and improper payments before money goes out the door.