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What's in your wallet? Ask the new Treasury Secretary

2024/11/27
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节目主持人对美国财政部长的职位进行了介绍，并探讨了该职位对普通美国民众的影响，包括社会保障金、疫情期间的经济影响支付以及税收征收等方面。Karen Dynan作为前财政部首席经济学家，详细阐述了财政部的职能，包括管理政府财政收支、向总统和国会提供支出建议、负责支付款项、在债务上限问题上采取非常措施、维护金融体系稳定以及在金融危机期间发挥关键作用等。她还强调了政府债务管理的重要性及其对利率和生活成本的影响。此外，节目还讨论了新任财政部长对关税政策的立场。 Karen Dynan 详细解释了财政部在管理政府财政、处理债务、维护金融稳定和应对危机中的作用。她强调了财政部在社会保障金、疫情经济援助金等政府支出中的作用，以及国税局（IRS）在税收征收中的重要性。她还指出，财政部虽然没有直接改变重大政策的权力，但其在向总统和国会提供建议方面的作用至关重要。她特别提到了政府债务管理的重要性，以及投资者信心对利率和整体经济的影响。最后，她还谈到了财政部在 2008 年金融危机中购买不良资产以稳定金融体系的案例。

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The episode begins by explaining the role of the Treasury Secretary and how their decisions can impact everyday Americans, including changes to the signature on currency.
  • The Treasury Secretary is responsible for managing the government's finances.
  • Changes in the Treasury Secretary can affect the signature on currency.
  • The Treasury Department oversees payments like Social Security and economic impact payments.

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Many were waiting longer than expected to hear Donald Trump name his nominee for Treasury Secretary, the person in charge of pursuing his economic agenda. Now, we have an answer: hedge fund manager Scott Bessent. Today on the show, what are the actual implications of what a Treasury Secretary does on you and me? And how does the Treasury Department affect regular Americans?**Related episodes: **The IRS wants to do your taxes for free. Will it last? (Apple) / Spotify)) The U.S. economy's biggest superpower, explained (Apple) / Spotify)) *For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org). Music by Drop Electric). Find us: TikTok), Instagram), Facebook), Newsletter).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)