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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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Taming the Federal Spending Monster Lewis K.

Jul 28, 1988 9 min read

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The Army Base Closings Bill: Rolling Back the Military Pork Barrel Kenneth Conboy

Jun 16, 1988 3 min read

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Pepper's $30 Billion Home Care Time Bomb Peter J. Ferrara

Jun 7, 1988 18 min read

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A Budget Summit to End the $100 Billion Spending Spree

May 25, 1988 3 min read

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How Drug Smugglers Gain from Coast Guard Budget Games Bruce Fein

Apr 8, 1988 4 min read

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Policy Review #44 - Reprint James Phillips

Apr 2, 1988 1 min read

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Rx for the Ailing Federal Budget Process John E.

Feb 12, 1988 17 min read

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The Dirty Secrets of the 1987 Continuing Resolution Thomas E. L.

Feb 10, 1988 14 min read

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

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

Visiting Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom

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Budget and Spending