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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Memo to Budget Conferees: PAYGO on Tax Cuts Means Higher Taxes

Mar 30, 2004 1 min read

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Why Chairman Nussle's Budget is Superior to the Democrat Alternatives Brian M. Riedl

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Cutting Spending and Living to Tell About It

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Republican Study Committee Budget Sets the Right Priorities Brian M. Riedl

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Restoring PAYGO Would Mean Tax Increases and High Spending Brian M. Riedl

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Senate Rejects Spending Controls Brian M. Riedl

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Executive Summary: How to Get Federal Spending Under Control Brian M. Riedl

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How to Get Federal Spending Under Control Brian M. Riedl

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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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