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Trump admin tells Americans: Stop expecting cheap products, inflation is here to stay

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who worked for George Soros, insists, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream”. The Donald Trump administration knows its tariffs will result in higher inflation. Products will become more expensive as the US tries to economically decouple from China. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOCZjS_MVc Topics 0:00 Inflation is coming back 0:41 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 1:57 Billionaires 2:34 (CLIP) Bessent: no more cheap goods 2:49 Stagnant real wages 3:54 How China exported deflation 6:20 Myth of the "American Dream" 6:55 End of income mobility in USA 8:04 US life expectancy falls 9:13 Trump's billionaire-filled administration 9:39 Inflation rises 10:11 Richest 10% drive US economy 11:07 Corruption 11:35 Scapegoating 12:15 Recession risks 13:39 Housing is unaffordable 15:40 Elon Musk 16:13 Blackstone 17:13 Fake populism 18:00 Outro
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who worked for George Soros, insists, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream”. The Donald Trump administration knows its tariffs will result in higher inflation. Products will become more expensive as the US tries to economically decouple from China. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOCZjS_MVc Topics 0:00 Inflation is coming back 0:41 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 1:57 Billionaires 2:34 (CLIP) Bessent: no more cheap goods 2:49 Stagnant real wages 3:54 How China exported deflation 6:20 Myth of the "American Dream" 6:55 End of income mobility in USA 8:04 US life expectancy falls 9:13 Trump's billionaire-filled administration 9:39 Inflation rises 10:11 Richest 10% drive US economy 11:07 Corruption 11:35 Scapegoating 12:15 Recession risks 13:39 Housing is unaffordable 15:40 Elon Musk 16:13 Blackstone 17:13 Fake populism 18:00 Outro
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