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

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Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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IMF Policies in Asia: A Critical Assessment

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A Budget Resolution on the Right Track Peter Sperry

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Time to Hold the Line on Spending Caps Wendell Cox

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Executive Summary: Time to Hold the Line on Spending Caps Wendell Cox

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Using Supplemental Spending Bills to Raid the Budget Surplus Gregg VanHelmond

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President's "Emergency" Spending Requests Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

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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