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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Rising Taxes Still Wouldn't Keep Up With New Spending Brian M. Riedl

Mar 12, 2010 2 min read

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Obama Misdiagnoses Source of Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Feb 16, 2010 3 min read

Commentary

Social Insurance Needs Rethinking Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Aug 14, 2009 3 min read

Commentary

Elephants in the Room: Of Course the Pentagon Cuts are About Budget Pressure Jim Talent

Apr 23, 2009 6 min read

Commentary

Nothing Stimulating about Defense?: On the Cutting Room Floor Jim Talent

Apr 16, 2009 6 min read

Commentary

Even Drunken Sailors Have a Credit Limit Brian Darling

Apr 6, 2009 4 min read

Commentary

Budget Deficits Threaten Tax Agenda

Sep 9, 2003 2 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

@DavidADitch

Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending