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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BACKGROUNDER

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

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David Ditch

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Commentary

News flash — Paul Ryan denies the Earth is flat David R. Burton

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Reject bloated transportation budget Emily Goff

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Throwing the book at overspending Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

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A Modest Uptick in American Economic Freedom Ambassador Terry Miller

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Budget accuracy has a conservative bias Salim Furth, Ph.D.

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The unsustainability of federal spending Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

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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