The original sin of Bidenomics was the American Rescue Plan, which became law in March 2021. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Inflation, interest rates and immigration - the three I's - have created a toxic economic mix for the bottom 50% of American… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
For too long, the conventional wisdom has rejected the use of tariffs as a tool of both economic and foreign policy. However,… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Haley's life thus far has been an incredible American story: an immigrant family lands in rural South Carolina and produces a charismatic… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
While inflation adjusted average hourly earnings rose 2.4% during Trump's first three years in office, they have declined 2.2% under Joe Biden.… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
America's ability to levy effective sanctions creates deterrence, saving us money by avoiding conflict, and it is the dollar's preeminent status that… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
President Trump's record of tax reform and deregulation powered the American economy to the fastest real wage increases in a generation. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
If Vice President Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. had won his home state of Tennessee on November 7, 2000, he would have become president of… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Our firm: We study history. We think about the future. We try to analyze what's going on in the present. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Tariffs can't be inflationary because if the price of one thing goes up, unless you give people more money, then they have less money… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
President Trump's first-term tariffs did not raise the prices of the affected goods, despite predictions back then that the tariffs would prove inflationary. Indeed,… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
We are stretching our nation's finances and creditworthiness so thin that we may find ourselves unable to afford to defend our interests around the… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has distorted Treasury markets by borrowing more than $1 trillion in more-expensive shorter-term debt compared with historical norms. Terming out… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
The original sin of Bidenomics was the American Rescue Plan, which became law in March 2021. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Used strategically, tariffs can increase revenue to the Treasury, encourage businesses to restore production and reduce our reliance on industrial production from strategic rivals. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Academic economists have consistently discredited themselves by wrongly warning against the policies of President Trump. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Allowing the private sector rather than the government to allocate capital is crucial to growth. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
Despite its many flaws, abandoning the international trading system would be a major economic and strategic mistake. Instead, the United States must adopt policies… — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image
