Fantasy Cabinet: Secretary of Treasury

[pulp8721]

Likely Pick: Dino Falaschetti



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2YXsupXy_U

EDUCATION:
Indiana University (B.S.)
University of Chicago (M.B.A)
Washington University in St. Louis (Ph.D)

Credentials:
Chief Economist, House Financial Services Committee (Current)
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center (2014-2015)
Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisors (05-06)
Manager of Corporate Finance, Whitman Corporation (1990-1993)


Relationship with Rand: NONE


Why him: Fed Skeptic, private/public sector experience, supports fed audit

FLAWS: Political Unknown, former advisor to Bernanke


Secondary Choice: Peter Schiff

Wildcards: Mark Spitznagel, Stephen Moore

If none of these seem plausible, who do you think Rand would select as Secretary of Treasury?

[limequat]

RON PAUL

[r3volution 3.0]

It has to be someone who understands the practicalities of finance as it exists today, in addition to theoretical economics.

It should be someone with a bland, professional. and fairly mainstream background.

This Dino fellow sounds like the right type.

I'd also take look at people in the free-market oriented but mainstream thinktanks (CATO, Club for Growth, etc.) and universities (Chicago, George Mason, etc).

There are plenty of qualified free market academics, but probably not any Austrians (none of them have the practical experience required).

[wizardwatson]

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[TaftFan]

David Stockman (former head of OMB) or John Allison (former head of BB&T). They also work for Fed chairman.