{"id":112091,"date":"2026-06-04T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/06\/04\/10000-boomers-a-day-39-trillion-in-debt-and-no-benefit-cuts-bessent-stakes-social-security-on-the-trump-economy-fortune\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:38:00","slug":"10000-boomers-a-day-39-trillion-in-debt-and-no-benefit-cuts-bessent-stakes-social-security-on-the-trump-economy-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/06\/04\/10000-boomers-a-day-39-trillion-in-debt-and-no-benefit-cuts-bessent-stakes-social-security-on-the-trump-economy-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy &#8211; Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQTC10bmpSUnRpWUY3aWpNaGpmNV94WS1hcFJvUG5HVnVOSmJQazgwdVFGeVk1d1F3dlhfbWNmcnp3SnZrMHlhVWJ6MDZvMXU2YzhDZ29qSWFxaTJkWW9Qak9qMmVuQXFXUU1ianZ5YUVfN1d6U1FxWWNLYzdUaXVOMGE5cGNJOXJOVlpQLUQwZ0RnMW1vUEhUNFVZR2dqUGZXakZ6VQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Fortune<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBpZWRiR19ScHNQZklDZUxhOE94NHNVYVRoOVpDcWZDWmJPa3EtQUdfMGJTU1VXdlNpMEw0U2Vmem9fOGpRanZMT0VuM3djRXdib21sQ3JjNVZ5SG0zclVxdmM3VWFJODJzd3hHY2lha0w?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Live updates: Scott Bessent testifies before the House on Treasury Department priorities<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">AP News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Bessent spars with Dem in fiery Trump tax showdown until claim crosses the line: \u2018Slanderous\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Fox News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivgFBVV95cUxONkxvbnVKLW1oZjhZVnhBcW1HdXJwTlVZVDhpTlQ4WTV6ZEx4WGtVUXQ3aDEtVE1pdzdONXgyUXgxMDZtY1RMNF9UcGFCRWtONUZlWlVERGdRWnpyRjk5NGhVdlIwZkR6U2dFTV9wZ193Ty1iVlhJMVAtUjh4MWlSc2N4VEd6N215QVd0VVhoRW02OHp5RmxNOUM1Rzlib3o5Z0hFbldlZ3dwOERXT09wZ1VVTkZ2WWY0SlpYZlhB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Senator presses Bessent: Will other taxpayers get Trump\u2019s IRS audit shield?<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">MS NOW<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQU2QtMzdjZEhUOUhDcFdMaXZtdDJ5dHFHT0YzQUVNOXlLQ2NaVUNqWHlvdjBmRDlLRU9zU0I2bjJIeWhoMS1mRWlfTnp1V2ZqZGF3WmZ6eHFCanY4eWx2S3VycUVGMWVhbG9sVzREcHFaLUxuYk1nYzBuaUtvd19oVkhnOXZwSEp2NS1ZZ2p6eVNmZFhXU1NnSmpldzFic3lsckE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Yahoo<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy&nbsp;&nbsp;Fortune Live updates: Scott Bessent testifies&#8230; 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