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Scott Bessent: “I think we're in the middle or on the cusp of a big…”

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Published | Video Starts at 05:32

And it's like the President says, I could create 1 million, 2 million jobs if I wanted to blow up the government. But then the deficit goes up, productivity goes down, and I think we're in the middle or on the cusp of a big productivity boom, just like we had in the 90s. Be sure to like and subscribe for all the Fox news latest on YouTube and catch full shows. Streaming now on (05:32–05:39)

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Asserts that the US is on the verge of a significant productivity boom similar to the 1990s.

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