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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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The IMF Is Following the Obama Administration’s Playbook on the Federal Budget Romina Boccia

Jul 2, 2014 4 min read

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Spending Season Is Back: How Congress Is Planning to Dish Out Your Tax Dollar... Michael Sargent

Jun 12, 2014 1 min read

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How Congress Can Improve Government Programs and Save Taxpayer Dollars Romina Boccia

Jun 10, 2014 10 min read

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Spending Season Is Back: How Congress Is Planning to Dish Out Your Tax Dollar... Michael Sargent

May 13, 2014 1 min read

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An Analysis of Selected Budget Process Reforms Patrick Louis Knudsen

Apr 11, 2014 About an hour read

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The Federal Budget in 2013: Dysfunction Revisited

Apr 1, 2014 4 min read

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Cutting the U.S. Budget Would Help the Economy Grow Romina Boccia

Nov 20, 2013 7 min read

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Principles for the Budget Conference

Nov 12, 2013 5 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