Michael Busler

Michael Busler, Ph.D. is a public policy analyst and a Professor of Finance at Stockton University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance and Economics. He has written Op-ed columns in major newspapers for more than 35 years.

Money & The Economy
Michael BuslerMarch 16, 2021
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Hooray! The Government is Handing out Free Money
If you and your spouse had an income of $150,000 or less last year, you are about to receive another…
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Michael BuslerMarch 14, 2021
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Home buyers & mortgage brokers getting the short end of UWM’s anti-competitive stick
When mortgage rates dropped below 3 percent in July for the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. experienced a spike…
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Money & The Economy
Michael BuslerMarch 10, 2021
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Does Capitalism eventually lead to Fascism? Not in America!
Does Capitalism eventually lead to Fascism? In the US it doesn’t and it won’t. Many people in the world believe…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Michael BuslerMarch 8, 2021
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From your hand to the highways to the hills of Mars
Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology is everywhere. You use it every day whether you realize it or not. Every time…
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Opinion
Michael BuslerMarch 5, 2021
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More Stimulus Is Not Needed
Recently released data about jobs, retail sales, and industrial production indicate that not only is more stimulus not needed but any…
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Opinion
Michael BuslerMarch 1, 2021
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Biden Acts Like Trump On Iran
Instead of turning the other cheek, as the Obama/Biden administration mostly did, President Biden followed the peace through strength philosophy…
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Michael BuslerFebruary 26, 2021
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New Jersey’s electric vehicle mandate is bad economics. Here’s why.
In yet another misguided attempt to make the Garden State “greener,” the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently…
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Money & The Economy
Michael BuslerFebruary 25, 2021
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Biden Is Pushing His Robin Hood Government Income Transfer Too Far
In our Democracy (technically a Constitutional Republic), the government has essentially two roles: One is to provide public goods, and…
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Michael BuslerFebruary 22, 2021
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Busler Single Rate Federal Income Tax Plan is an optimum solution
To determine what a plan to permanently fix the federal income tax code would look like, let’s first look at…
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Michael BuslerFebruary 22, 2021
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Raising The Capital Gains Tax Rate Will Contribute To The Biden Stagflation
Recently economists have begun to worry about stagflation. That is a condition where the economy is not growing (stagnant) while…
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Money & The Economy
Michael BuslerFebruary 16, 2021
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The 4 Basic Principles That Will Lead America Back to Prosperity
In his first three weeks in office, President Biden has shown Americans what his economic policy intentions are. In each…
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Michael BuslerFebruary 12, 2021
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Biden’s Misery Index
In the late 1970s, the US experienced an economic condition known as stagflation. This meant the economy was not growing,…
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Michael BuslerFebruary 2, 2021
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The economy tanked last year. What will happen this year?
Recently released data from the US Department of Commerce indicates that GDP declined by 3.5% last year. That is the worst…
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Money & The Economy
Michael BuslerJanuary 28, 2021
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Biden Tax Policy Will Further Divide America
In 2017, then President Trump wanted to stimulate the decade-long stagnant economy. Looking at what presidents Reagan and Kennedy/Johnson with…
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Opinion
Michael BuslerJanuary 22, 2021
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The US trades a “bad person, good policies” president for a “good person, bad policies” one
On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking over for President…
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