The US trades a “bad person, good policies” president for a “good person, bad policies” one

Michael Busler
4 min readJan 22, 2021

Biden may be a nice guy, but his economic and national security policies will be bad for America.

On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking over for President Donald Trump. Most people say Trump is generally a bad person and Biden is generally a good person. But what about their policies?

Trump was considered to be a bully who lacked the graces that nearly all prior presidents possessed. Many considered Trump to be a bad person, who was not worthy of a second term. Biden’s campaign recognized this and constantly concentrated on the theme that a bad person should not be president.

Prior to the pandemic, most people would agree that Trump’s policies were good for America. Considering nearly every major issue, Trump’s policies were very effective and benefited the majority of Americans. He published a list of his accomplishments here: Trump’s accomplishments.

The economy and national security are the primary issues concerning the majority of voters. On the economy, Trump’s policies, prior to the pandemic, resulted in record-low unemployment, low inflation, an increased growth rate, increasing real wages, lower tax rates and most importantly, opportunity for all Americans…

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Michael Busler
Michael Busler

Written by Michael Busler

Dr. Busler is an economist and a public policy analyst. He is a Professor of Finance at Stockton University. His op-ed columns appear in Townhall, Newsmax.

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