> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://aarr.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bessent to Breitbart: Reprivatizing the U.S. Economy Is the Fix - URL: https://aarr.org/bessent-breitbart-reprivatization-us-economy/ - Published: 2025-03-14T14:29:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T16:13:23.000Z - Description: In a Breitbart interview, Secretary Bessent pushed reprivatizing the U.S. economy to cut the $840 billion deficit. Tariffs and deregulation aim to shift growth to private hands. - Author: AARR Staff - Tags: News ## A Treasury Secretary’s Battle Cry In a fiery interview with Breitbart News on March 13, 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out a no-nonsense plan to ‘reprivatize’ the U.S. economy, vowing, ‘We are laser-focused on getting this deficit under control.’ His words cut through the fog of Washington’s spending spree, targeting a federal deficit that’s ballooned to $840 billion in fiscal 2025’s first four months—a whopping 6 percent of GDP. Bessent’s not here to coddle bureaucrats or appease Wall Street. He’s pushing a vision where private enterprise takes the wheel, slashing government bloat to unleash American grit. With taxpayers footing the bill for years of reckless budgets, his call to action hits like a gut punch—posts on X are lighting up with support from folks fed up with the status quo. ## Kicking the Government Spending Habit Bessent told Breitbart the economy’s been hooked on public-sector cash for too long. ‘The market and economy have become addicted,’ he said, arguing for a clean break to shift growth back to private hands. His recipe? Deregulation to spark business, spending cuts to trim fat, and a belief that Americans thrive when government gets out of the way. The stakes are clear. Job growth’s leaned hard on public payrolls—over 95 percent in the last year—while private-sector wages stagnate. Bessent’s reprivatization isn’t some soft reset; it’s a hard pivot to the days when Main Street, not federal handouts, drove prosperity. He’s betting on a smooth transition, not a crash landing, to keep the economy humming. ## Tariffs: The Economic Hammer Tariffs aren’t just a sideshow—they’re Bessent’s heavy artillery. ‘Access to cheap goods isn’t the American Dream,’ he told Breitbart, brushing off inflation panic as a one-time hiccup. He’s wielding tariffs to rake in revenue, shield U.S. industries, and twist arms at the trade table, a playbook proven in Trump’s first term when duties didn’t tank growth. Markets twitched—Nasdaq dipped 2.6 percent that day—but Bessent didn’t blink. With a trade gap at $131.4 billion in January, he’s ready to slap higher duties on anyone who retaliates, calling out Canada’s Trudeau as ‘numbskulls’ in a jab that’s got X buzzing. This isn’t about cheap imports; it’s about bringing jobs home and making trade fair for Americans. ## Slashing the Deficit Monster Bessent’s got a laser on the deficit, pitching his ‘3-3-3’ plan: 3 percent GDP growth, 3 percent deficit, 3 million barrels of daily oil production. ‘We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem,’ he insisted, eyeing $500 billion in annual cuts without touching defense or Social Security. It’s a brutal climb from today’s 2 percent growth, but he’s not backing down. Deregulation and energy boosts are his fuel—unleash oil production, free up businesses, and hack away at waste. The deficit’s a beast—$1.83 trillion in fiscal 2024—and Bessent’s swinging hard. Breitbart’s audience heard a man ready to fight, not just fiddle, a stance that’s got taxpayers nodding and bureaucrats sweating. ## Hitting Enemies Where It Hurts Bessent didn’t stop at home—he’s taking the fight global. He promised Breitbart ‘maximum sanctions’ on Iran and Russia, blasting Biden’s ‘weak’ Russian oil sanctions as a war-funding failure. ‘Making Iran Broke Again’ is his goal, with plans to choke Tehran’s oil exports and Russia’s cash flow, tying economic power to America’s security. This is red-meat policy: punish foes, protect the homeland, and keep the dollar king. X posts are roaring approval—folks want a Treasury that hits hard, not one that tiptoes around. Bessent’s sanctions aren’t bluffs; they’re a pledge to make enemies pay while America stands tall. ## The Last Stand for Fiscal Sanity ‘This is the last chance bar and grill to get this done,’ Bessent quipped, framing reprivatization as a do-or-die moment. His Breitbart interview wasn’t a lecture—it was a rallying cry for an America where private grit trumps government gluttony. Markets might jitter, but he’s betting Main Street wins when Washington steps back. Bessent’s laying it bare: the U.S. can’t keep borrowing tomorrow to pay for today. His plan—cut, deregulate, tariff, sanction—is a throwback to when self-reliance ruled, a shot at reclaiming economic freedom. Time will tell if he delivers, but one thing’s certain: he’s not here to play nice.