Issue Budget and Spending Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans. Personal Inflation Calculator Copied SPECIAL REPORT The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read Read the report BACKGROUNDER Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism Apr 18, 2024 30 min read Author David Ditch Read the report Refine by Keyword budget (387) federal spending (204) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1369) report (998) testimony (37) video (34) event (27) explainer (13) article (7) impact (2) external_url (1) Facet Content type report Time to Move Iraq and Afghanistan Funding into the Regular Budget Process Sep 19, 2008 8 min read report A Second Economic Stimulus Bill Will Fail -- Just Like the First Sep 18, 2008 8 min read report Putting the Brakes on the Automaker Bailout Sep 11, 2008 4 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Shows Entitlements Driving Budget Deficits Higher Brian M. Riedl Sep 10, 2008 5 min read report Ten Myths About Budget Deficits and Debt Brian M. Riedl Sep 8, 2008 19 min read report Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Avoiding the Next Big Mistake David C. John Sep 4, 2008 5 min read report Medicare's Financial Woes: Bigger Than Official Estimates J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Sep 2, 2008 11 min read report Obama to CBO Revenue Baseline: Nuts-and He's Right! J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Aug 11, 2008 4 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos