Michael Busler

The Fed Increases Rates a 10th Time — Still Not Enough

The Federal Reserve just announced the Federal Funds rate is raised by another 25 basis points, it's the 10th increase…

3 years ago

First Quarter 1.1% GDP Growth Points to a Recession

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP growth in the first quarter of this year was 1.1%. That’s a…

3 years ago

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill makes a lot of sense

  Recently House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (D, CA) proposed a solution that would increase the Public Debt to $33 trillion. …

3 years ago

It’s Tax Day. Most of Us Paid Too Much. So, How Will We Reduce the Deficit?

April 15th, Tax Day, is upon us (it’s April 18th this year.). That means our Federal Income Tax liability must be…

3 years ago

How Will the Fed React to the Latest Inflation, Jobs Data?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the Consumer Price Index for March. Prices were nearly unchanged, increasing only 0.1%.…

3 years ago

Rising Oil Prices About to Reignite Higher Inflation

OPEC+ ,which is the 13 original OPEC countries plus 10 more countries including Russia and Canada, has just announced it…

3 years ago

Misguided DOJ Rewards America’s Problem Airlines

Economist Bruce Yandle once famously concluded that regulations are supported by two groups of people: groups that want and generally…

3 years ago

Once Again, Fed Not Aggressive Enough

The Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate by 25 basis points at its March 22 meeting. Since Chairman Jerome…

3 years ago

Federal Reserve Completely Responsible for Today’s Economic Quagmire

The Federal Reserve meets this week to decide whether to raise interest rates further after six rate increases in the…

3 years ago

Biden’s Proposed 2024 Budget Will Lead to Severe Stagflation

President Biden has proposed a budget for fiscal 2024 that increases government spending by 10% while raising $5 trillion in…

3 years ago

Biden bureaucrats may exacerbate supply chain woes

For the past several years the broken supply chain has been foremost on the minds of American voters. As an…

3 years ago

Time to Hold the EPA to Account for Meddling in Markets

More and more, government regulations are encroaching on free markets. Generally, such actions are taken in the name of preserving…

3 years ago

Consumer Prices Rose 0.5% in January. Fed Must Get More Aggressive

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the Consumer Price Index for the month of January. The CPI rose 0.5% while the…

3 years ago

Latest Data Indicates Fed Must Be More Aggressive

After a shockingly irresponsible monetary policy in 2021, which greatly contributed to the record high inflation, the Fed finally realized…

3 years ago

A National Sales Tax is a Bad Idea. Here’s a Better One.

The Republicans recently suggested replacing Federal income taxes with a 30% sales tax on all consumption. After careful consideration, the…

3 years ago