Cc9f267dcClaimUnited States federal deficit spending following the March 2020 economic shock reached levels comparable to World War I deficit spendingAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe US Treasury is showing interest in shifting more of its debt issuance from the long end to the short end of the curveAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe US Treasury, under Scott Bessent, is reportedly considering ending the issuance of 20-year bondsAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimDavid Zervos was hired from Jefferies to work under Scott Bessent at the US TreasuryAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimBuying back a bond for less than its face value plus future interest payments results in a net savings for the United StatesAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe US Treasury is conducting buybacks of its own bonds to purchase them at a discount and reduce the nation's future liabilitiesAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe U.S. Treasury manages the nation's finances with Congress, while the Federal Reserve's primary role is to prevent a treasury market collapseAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe Treasury General Account is replenished by issuing new debt, not by tax receiptsAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimIn the United States, candidates cannot get elected on a fiscally conservative agendaAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe U.S. Treasury does not have the authority to cut spending; that mandate must come from CongressAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimDuring a crisis, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve function as a single entityAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimDavid Zervos of Jefferies, who coined the term 'bonfire' for currency devaluation, was appointed to a top Treasury positionAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimJamie Dimon's proposed industrial policy includes subsidized loans, tax rules, export credits, and direct government investmentAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimJudy Shelton has advocated for 50-year US Treasury bonds with a gold-backing componentAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimGovernment printing in response to severe deflation primarily siphons money to the wealthiest individualsAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimAt some future point, the US will be unable to afford the services it has committed to providing its citizensAgreeDisagree
Cc9f267dcClaimThe government has many tools through laws and policy to reallocate wealth among different cohorts of societyAgreeDisagree
