Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 出生并成长于南卡罗来纳州的一个小镇。他的父亲是一名当地的房地产从业者，因债务缠身而破产，随后不久去世。母亲在困境中独自支撑家庭，后来先后再婚五次。Bessent 从九岁起就开始打工——先是在餐馆当清桌工，又在海滩帮游客架设太阳伞。
之后，他考入耶鲁大学，进入投资行业，开启了长达四十年的职业生涯，足迹遍及六十多个国家。如今，他的资产规模约为 60 亿美元。在去年一月的确认听证会上，他说：“My life is the only American story I am determined to preserve for future generations." (我这一生，就是我决心为下一代保留下来的美国故事.)
huih 发表评论于 2026-02-12 13:03:34
Treasure Sectary Scott Bessent's remark on Trump Account
“Three pillars of American social contract are embedded in Declaration of Independence - Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness. Few Know, Thomas Jefferson borrowed this phrase from John Locke (an English philosopher). Locke famously underscored the tranquility of “Life, Liberty, and Property.”
Property and the Pursuit of Happiness are deeply intertwined. For our Founding Fathers, they were essentially one and the same. Property — or put another way, ownership — is central to dignity and human flourishing. This was the ideal on which our nation was founded in 1776. And it is the ideal our nation is being re‑founded upon in 2026.
Trump Account is the defining policy of America’s 250th anniversary. By expanding equity ownership to all citizens, President Trump is restoring the promise of our Founding Fathers and revitalizing the American social contract.”
“Trump Account represent the triumph of capitalism over socialism. Socialism left its weak of economic growth, all believing that abolishing private ownership would create greater equality and human flourishing. In fact, the opposite has proven true. The economic history of the last century shows that the answer was never to abolish private ownership, but to democratize it — to protect, strengthen, and expand it to as many people as possible, so everyone can benefit from flushing that only capitalism can provide.”
Federal Reserve的管理模式已经不适应现在美国经济的发展。鲍维尔带领的Federal Reserve partisan，丧失专业水平，数次做出错误判断。Trump为什么对他穷追猛大，因为interest rate成了制约经济发展的首因。Warsh去年就表示Fed要改革，要和财政部在货币政策上合作。就是Bessent提出的思路。
4 通过增长来“稀释赤字”。这是他最典型的观点。他认为：如果 GDP 增长从 1.5% → 3%。赤字占 GDP 的比例会自动下降。债务/GDP 会稳定甚至下降。所以他推动：供应链改革，能源投资尤其是天然气核能，制造业回流，基础设施投资，移民制度改革（提高高技能移民）。他的逻辑是：“增长是最好的财政政策。”
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February 12, 2026
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three (53%) disapprove.
The latest figures include 30% who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing and 44% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of - 14.
