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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Congress Faces Pressure to Surrender Pork for Flood Relief Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Sep 15, 2005 4 min read

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A "Victory" Over Wasteful Spending? Hardly Brian M. Riedl

Sep 14, 2005 4 min read

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Examples of Government Waste Brian M. Riedl

Sep 14, 2005 3 min read

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The Tax Cuts Are Working, Yet Spending Challenges Remain

Jul 13, 2005 4 min read

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Awakening to the Need for Budget Accountability

Jun 24, 2005 4 min read

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A Serendipitous Flaw: Could Bad Brakes Lead to Fundamental Reformof Amtrak? Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Jun 15, 2005 7 min read

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The 2005 Index of Dependency William W. Beach

Jun 13, 2005 About an hour read

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A Responsible Way to Reconcile the House and Senate Budget Resolutions

Apr 6, 2005 13 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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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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