Scott Bessent: Fixing the Fed, Tariffs for National Security, Solving Affordability in 2026

<p>(0:00) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins the show</p> <p>(0:55) Recapping 2025 and the state of the economy</p> <p>(3:13) Tariffs: Leverage, legal challenges, implementation</p> <p>(15:20) Affordability: inflation, BLS data, interest rates</p> <p>(23:00) The Fed: biggest mistakes, how we got a 15 year asset bubble, rate cycle, appetite for US debt, Fed Chair candidates</p> <p>(42:44) Focus on Main Street, taking equity stakes in American companies</p> <p>(50:40) Tax cuts, Trump accounts, economic legacy</p> <p>Follow Secretary Bessent:</p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/SecScottBessent">https://x.com/SecScottBessent</a></p> <p>Referenced in the show:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.international-economy.com/TIE_Sp25_Bessent.pdf">https://www.international-economy.com/TIE_Sp25_Bessent.pdf</a></p> <p>Follow the besties:</p> <p><a href="https://x.com/chamath">https://x.com/chamath</a></p> <p><a href="https://x.com/Jason">https://x.com/Jason</a></p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/DavidSacks">https://x.com/DavidSacks</a></p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/friedberg">https://x.com/friedberg</a></p> <p>Follow on X:</p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/theallinpod">https://x.com/theallinpod</a></p> <p>Follow on Instagram:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod">https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod</a></p> <p>Follow on TikTok:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod">https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod</a></p> <p>Follow on LinkedIn:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod">https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod</a></p> <p>Intro Music Credit:</p> <p><a href="https://rb.gy/tppkzl">https://rb.gy/tppkzl</a></p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/yung_spielburg">https://x.com/yung_spielburg</a></p> <p>Intro Video Credit:</p> <p><a href= "https://x.com/TheZachEffect">https://x.com/TheZachEffect</a></p>