Michael Busler

Strong Job Market. Negative Growth. Is ‘Quiet Quitting’ the Problem?

Most economists say that the economy is either in a recession or very close. That means few if any, new…

4 years ago

Finally, Fed Chair Powell Gets It Right

Although Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on the Fed’s role in reducing inflation are almost a year and a…

4 years ago

Student Debt Relief: Inflationary, Expensive and Counter-Productive

President Biden just announced that he is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for all Americans earning $125,000 or less. This action…

4 years ago

Amtrak trains keep crashing

After an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle injuring two people in Oakland last month — just one of several…

4 years ago

Here’s a plan to virtually eliminate the IRS, increase tax revenue and end cheating

The Inflation Reduction Act will add 87,000 employees to the IRS while increasing funding by $80 billion. President Biden says…

4 years ago

How Democrats Profit From Financial ‘Reform’

By now, America has already heard every member of the Democratic Party talk about voting for the recently passed (and…

4 years ago

Recession Temporarily Slows Inflation. Proper Action Needed Now.

Inflation fell in July mostly because of the current recession in many of the world’s economies, including the U.S. and…

4 years ago

Welcome to the full employment recession

The economy has just seen two successive quarters of negative growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  That means we are…

4 years ago

Making Sense of the Mixed-Signal Economy

Recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter. The number was…

4 years ago

Strong July Jobs Report May Signal Mild Recession

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported a whopping 528,000 new jobs were added in July. That brings the unemployment rate down…

4 years ago

Digital Collectibles, Tokens & Intellectual Property

As the crypto world reels from massive volatility, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still shaking up the collectibles marketplace. They’re growing…

4 years ago

Understanding the Fed’s Current Monetary Policy

The Federal Reserve said earlier this year, that they are switching their focus from primarily reducing unemployment to reducing inflation…

4 years ago

The US Is Now Officially in a Recession

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter.…

4 years ago

Summers Is Wrong. Raising Taxes on the Wealthy Will Make Inflation Worse

Former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has suggested that Congress raise taxes to reduce inflation. His plan is to only raise…

4 years ago

Is it Time to Replace Powell and Yellen?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s recent comments indicate he will continue his string of inaccurate and wrong forecasts about the…

4 years ago