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

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David Ditch

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The House Farm Bill: A Step Backwards in Agricultural Policy John E. Frydenlund

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Lessons on How NOT to Stimulate the Economy Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Oct 22, 2001 16 min read

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Finding Funds to Fight Terrorism David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.

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Is a Cash Handout Really the Best The Heritage Foundation

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Dust Off That Veto Pen Phillip N. Truluck

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New York Confidential Wendell Cox

May 15, 2001 2 min read

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Out of Tune on the Debt Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

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The Economic and Budgetary Effects of Vice President Gore's and Governor Bush...

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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

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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