{"id":389649,"date":"2025-11-19T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389649\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:53:17","slug":"treasury-secretary-bessent-forecasts-strong-economic-gains-for-working-middle-class-americans-in-early-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389649\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury Secretary Bessent Forecasts Strong Economic Gains for Working, Middle-Class Americans in Early 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON D.C \u2014 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted Tuesday that the first two quarters of 2026 will bring significant economic relief and growth for working- and middle-class Americans, citing surging investments, falling inflation and upcoming tax benefits.<\/p>\n


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In an interview clip circulating widely on social media, Bessent described the period as \u201camazing\u201d and \u201cblockbuster,\u201d driven by new manufacturing projects and real wage increases.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of things will happen next year,\u201d Bessent said. He highlighted the \u201cTrump Accounts\u201d program, which provides a $1,000 government-seeded investment account \u2014 tied to the stock market \u2014 for every child born starting Jan. 1, 2026, for a three-year pilot period.<\/p>\n

Bessent also referenced a potential $2,000 \u201ctariff dividend\u201d rebate for lower- and middle-income households, funded by tariff revenues, that could arrive in mid-2026 \u2014 just months before the midterm elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve brought inflation down, and real income growth \u2014 we will see this from all this investment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The comments align with President Donald Trump\u2019s recent statements promoting tariff-funded rebates of at least $2,000 per person, excluding high-income earners, while emphasizing that tariff revenue will also reduce the national debt.<\/p>\n

Administration officials have stressed that any direct dividend payments would require congressional approval, though similar benefits are already flowing through tax cuts on tips, overtime and Social Security benefits enacted earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Bessent\u2019s optimistic outlook comes as new factories and job announcements continue across the country, part of what the White House calls a manufacturing resurgence fueled by America First trade policies.<\/p>\n

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