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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David Ditch

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Candidates for Rescission in the FYI 1995 Education Budget Allyson Tucker

Feb 24, 1995 12 min read

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How to Achieve $11 Billion in Savings from Privatization in FY 1996 Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Feb 22, 1995 13 min read

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Establish a Spending Reduction Commission Joe Cobb

Feb 16, 1995 9 min read

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A Strategy to Cut Interior and Related Agency Spending Scott Hodge

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Why a Balanced Budget. Amendment Must Include True Tax Limitation Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

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A Budget Strategy to Reinvent the Federal Government Scott A.

Jan 16, 1995 28 min read

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The Balanced Budget Amendment: Ending the Federal Spending Binge Bar Representative Joe

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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