Budget and Spending

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Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans.

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The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil

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BACKGROUNDER

Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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Commentary

Fight Over Fiscal Discipline Begins With Bush's Budget Ernest Istook

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Why our domestic entitlements could doom our children Alison Acosta Fraser

Feb 22, 2007 2 min read

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The Urgent Need to Reform the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Robert W. Poole, Jr.

Feb 20, 2007 33 min read

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Democrats Offer Big-Government Response to Bush Budget Michael Franc

Feb 10, 2007 3 min read

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Bush's Budget: Protecting Homeland Security and Defense by Reining in Entitle...

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Bush Budget Reins in Entitlement Costs Brian M. Riedl

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Farm Subsidies, Free Trade, and the Doha Round

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Rachel Greszler

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Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

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Budget and Spending