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

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David Ditch

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Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth

Apr 15, 2010 30 min read

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Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth Brian M. Riedl

Nov 12, 2008 14 min read

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CBO Confirms: Long-Run Fiscal Outlook Remains Grim J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Dec 17, 2007 7 min read

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Bush's Call For Fiscal Restraint: Entitlement Control is the Key Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Jan 5, 2007 3 min read

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The 2006 Index of Dependency William W. Beach

Dec 1, 2006 About an hour read

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State of the Union 2006: The President's Call For Spending Restraint Brian M. Riedl

Jan 31, 2006 2 min read

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President's Budget Does Not Threaten the Safety Net Brian M. Riedl

Feb 11, 2005 4 min read

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The President's Call To Fix the Budget Process Alison Acosta Fraser

Feb 9, 2005 4 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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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

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Budget and Spending