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

6 Charts Highlight Troubling Trends Driven by Growing Nondefense Spending David Ditch

May 13, 2021 6 min read

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Abysmal Jobs Report Shows Folly of Biden’s Big-Spending Agenda David Ditch

May 11, 2021 4 min read

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5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan

May 11, 2021 7 min read

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America Cannot Afford To Have the Defense Budget at the Same Levels

May 11, 2021 2 min read

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Carving Up the Defense Budget Frederico Bartels

May 10, 2021 3 min read

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America and Its Allies Are Unprepared for the Next Great War Dakota Wood

May 10, 2021 5 min read

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Biden’s Defense Funding Delay Could Threaten Security Thomas Spoehr

May 10, 2021 2 min read

Commentary

4 Big Problems With Biden’s “Infrastructure” Plan David Ditch

May 7, 2021 3 min read

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

Budget and Spending