I'm hearing rumors that it might be this guy
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/
For those of you not famliar with him, all I can say is holy shit! Could anyone come up with something better than this?
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He certainly has an impressive resume!
While he might very well be a great VP, I'm wondering if he wouldn't be better suited as Treasury Secretary, considering the changes (deemed controversial by many) RP wants to bring about (e.g. eliminating the IRS & Fed Reserve, bringing back the gold standard). WW's credentials in Economics might help assuage some of those concerns.
Moreover, his age (71?) might be a strike against him for VP, as a heavily "senior" ticket could be a concern to voters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury
Responsibilities
Treasury Department official, surrounded by packages of newly minted currency, counting and wrapping dollar bills. Washington, D.C., 1907.
Treasury Department official, surrounded by packages of newly minted currency, counting and wrapping dollar bills. Washington, D.C., 1907.
The basic functions of the Department of the Treasury include:
* Managing Federal finances;
* Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and paying all bills of the U.S.;
* Producing all postage stamps, currency and coinage;
* Managing Government accounts and the U.S. public debt;
* Supervising national banks and thrift institutions;
* Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade and tax policy - fiscal policy being the sum of these, and the ultimate responsibility of Congress.
* Enforcing Federal finance and tax laws;
* Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders, counterfeiters, forgers, smugglers, illicit spirits distillers, and gun law violators.
With respect to the estimation of revenues for the executive branch, Treasury serves a purpose parallel to that of the Office of Management and Budget for the estimation of spending for the executive branch, the Joint Committee on Taxation for the estimation of revenues for Congress, and the Congressional Budget Office for the estimation of spending for Congress.
The term Treasury reform usually refers narrowly to reform of monetary policy and related economic policy and accounting reform. The broader term monetary reform usually refers to reform of policy of institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.
