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Um…what?!?!
".. During a radio interview Saturday .., Bessent said '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 to spend on the other thing, so there is no inflation.'"

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‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury | CNN Business
Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that will face almost immediate deadlines and pressures.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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While Trump crows about his great COVID record, remember this, from the COVID Crisis Group (a bipartisan collection of scientists and public health experts), in a study published last year.
Excerpt from The Death of Expertise, second edition.
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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The #TysonPaul match basically
November 16, 2024 at 6:02 AM