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

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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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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Three Cheers for a New Baker Initiative Edward L. Hudgins

Jan 25, 1988 3 min read

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Fiscal Federalism: A Constitutional Approach to the Deficit Problem Barry W. Poulson

Jan 1, 1988 17 min read

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A Spending Freeze, Not New Taxes, Will Solve the Budget Crisis John E.

Dec 1, 1987 4 min read

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An Eight-Point Presidential Agenda for the Budget Summit Stephen Moore

Oct 26, 1987 5 min read

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By Impeding Contracting Out, Congress Forces the Pentagon to WasteMoney Robert J.

Sep 21, 1987 3 min read

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A Warm Welcome to Federal Loan Sales John E. Buttarazzi

Sep 14, 1987 3 min read

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Congress's Dirty Dozen: Budget Process Horror Stories Thomas E.L. Dewey

Sep 10, 1987 17 min read

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A Proposal to Untangle America's Air Travel James L.

Aug 27, 1987 19 min read

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David Ditch

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

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