Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said cheap goods are not the American dream. He's right, and it requires a change in thinking about the economy.

"Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a speech to the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary ...

International economic relations that do not work for the American people must be reexamined,” he said at the Economic Club ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday over his remark that the “essence” of the American dream was not about “access to cheap goods.” ...

arguing that "access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.” Economic experts have argued that tariffs could increase the price of American goods. But Bessent dismissed ...

Scott Bessent laid out a vision of the American Dream at an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Advertisement ...

As the Trump administration performed yet another flip-flop on trade policy, a top economic official has declared that buying cheap products is “not the essence of the American dream.” According to ...

But with the president now waging a high-stakes tariff campaign, his Treasury secretary tells Americans cheap goods are “not the essence of the American Dream.” President Donald Trump’s ...