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Author: WendyBG   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 5 Core Principles from Treasury Secretary
Date: 06/24/26 9:00 PM
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jerryab wrote, "Tariffs are, by definition, interference in the free market. "

Bessent's essay makes a point of saying that America's long-standing defense of free markets has put us at a disadvantage. The strategy is to interfere with the free market to America's advantage from now on. And try to deny our trading partners their attempts to benefit themselves.

I was the one who wrote, "anything that interferes with the free market introduces friction and reduces profit."

That will have inevitable near-term negative consequences that are easily predictable. But Bessent believes that the long-term benefit will outweigh the short-term disadvantages.

Only time will tell whether that is true.

Wendy
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