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Secretary Scott Bessent has discussed wanting to 'relever the private sector' by getting rates down to make investing more appealing for companies, implying a policy goal of shifting from government consumption to private investment

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Joe Weisenthal

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“Secretary Scott Bessant and some of his recent interviews talked about, you know, we want to relever the private sector and so we want to get rates down and therefore that makes investing more appealing for companies”

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Jim Millstein on the Massive Risks of Any 'Mar-a-Lago Accord' | Odd Lots— Bloomberg Podcasts
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:46:27 AM

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