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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BACKGROUNDER

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

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David Ditch

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These Wasteful Government Programs Need to Go

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Charting a Path Toward Fiscal Balance Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

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America’s $22T Debt Problem: With a Booming Economy, Now Is the Time to Fix It David Ditch

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Restoring Budgetary Sanity Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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