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Why Trump Wants To Shutter The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

2025/2/11
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Helene Olin
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Jane Koston
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President Trump
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Tucker Carlson
通过深入调查和批评，卡尔森对美国和全球政治话题产生了显著影响。
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Jane Koston: 作为一名经历过2008年金融危机的千禧一代,我深知消费者金融保护局(CFPB)成立的重要性。这个机构旨在保护消费者免受金融欺诈,正是这些欺诈行为导致了无数美国人在经济大萧条中失业和失去家园。CFPB还致力于阻止大型金融机构对美国人民实施的各种欺诈行为。例如,富国银行曾因开设数百万个虚假账户而被CFPB处以巨额罚款。令人担忧的是,包括埃隆·马斯克在内的一些人正试图摧毁CFPB,而马斯克本人也计划将Twitter转型为银行业平台,这将受到CFPB的监管。特朗普政府似乎也在支持这一行动,这实际上是对那些希望欺骗消费者的富人的回报。 Helene Olin: 我认为消费者金融保护局(CFPB)的设立是为了防止再次发生金融危机。CFPB旨在保护消费者免受大型金融机构的侵害,并防止抵押贷款市场再次崩溃。CFPB监管包括大型银行、非银行抵押贷款机构、信用卡公司和金融科技公司。近年来,金融科技公司受到了CFPB越来越多的关注。CFPB已经为消费者追回了数十亿美元的损失,并在打击金融欺诈方面取得了显著成就。尽管如此,共和党人一直试图取消CFPB,因为他们认为该机构对金融机构的监管过于严格。如果CFPB消失,消费者将失去重要的保护,金融市场可能会变得更加危险。 President Trump: 我认为纸吸管质量很差,很容易坏掉,而且塑料不会对鲨鱼产生影响。另外,对钢铝进口征收关税是为了让美国再次富裕,我们应该在美国制造所有东西,而不是依赖其他国家,例如加拿大,加拿大应该成为美国的第51个州。如果所有的人质在星期六中午12点之前没有返回,我认为现在是取消停火的时候了。 Tucker Carlson: 我认为唯一反对Ye的人是他的思想的敌人,他们想击败他的保守主义。 Ye: 我认为犹太媒体让我们觉得纳粹和希特勒从未为世界提供任何有价值的东西,我也看到了希特勒的好处。

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The episode begins by discussing the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency created in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Helaine Olen, managing editor at the American Economic Liberties Project, is interviewed to provide background on the CFPB, its functions, and the reasons behind the Republican opposition to it. The discussion also touches on Elon Musk's opposition to the CFPB and the potential risks to consumers if the agency were to be eliminated.
  • CFPB created in response to 2008 financial crisis
  • Regulates banks and non-banks, including fintech companies
  • Returned $21 billion to consumers
  • Republicans and financial institutions oppose CFPB due to increased regulation
  • Elon Musk's opposition linked to Twitter's planned financial services

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has become the latest federal agency in the Trump administration's crosshairs. On Friday, unelected billionaire Elon Musk and his minions gained access to the CFPB's computer systems. That same day, the White House named Russell Vought, the newly confirmed head of the Office of Management and Budget and longtime opponent of the CFPB, as the agency's new acting director. The next day, Vought ordered CFPB staffers to halt all work and to close the office, effectively shuttering the independent agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Helaine Olen, managing editor at the American Economic Liberties Project and a contributing columnist at MSNBC, explains why shuttering the CFPB would be bad for average Americans.

And in headlines: Trump doubles down on his plan to kick Palestinians out of Gaza, a federal judge says the White House has defied his order to unfreeze billions in federal grants, and the president slaps a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports.

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