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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Financing the National Debt: Time for Innovation Jeffrey G.

Aug 9, 1982 33 min read

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Federal Aid to the States: Is There Regional Bias? Richard McKenzie

Jul 15, 1982 1 min read

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The Reagan Defense Budget: Failing to Meet the Threat Richard McKenzie

Jul 14, 1982 About an hour read

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DOE's Extended Burn-Up Program: The Good Atom Misunderstood Henry Sokolski

Mar 5, 1982 7 min read

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The Reagan Budget: Still Too Timid Thomas M.

Feb 18, 1982 18 min read

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Cutting the Government: How Is Reagan Doing? Donald Lambro

Feb 1, 1982 1 min read

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Adjusting the Consumer Price Index Peter G.

Oct 15, 1981 23 min read

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Budget Cuts: The Key to Economic Recovery David Inserra

Sep 18, 1981 1 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