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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A Budget Agenda for the 109th Congress Brian M. Riedl

Dec 15, 2004 12 min read

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Another Pork-Laden Omnibus Spending Bill

Nov 22, 2004 2 min read

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Debt-Limit Increase Signals the Need for Budget Reform

Nov 17, 2004 2 min read

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Is Pork Barrel Spending Ready to Explode? The Anatomy of an Earmark Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Nov 10, 2004 4 min read

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Past. Present! Future? Economic Growth in America

Oct 29, 2004 4 min read

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The Balanced Budget Amendment: The Wrong Answer to Runaway Spending Brian M. Riedl

Oct 4, 2004 4 min read

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Not Again! Congress Evades Its Budget Caps

Sep 28, 2004 5 min read

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Would Senator Kerry's Budget Really Reduce the Deficit? Brian M. Riedl

Sep 21, 2004 6 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