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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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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Memo to Speaker Pelosi: How to Make PAYGO Discipline the Federal Budget

Dec 19, 2006 6 min read

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Will New Congress Be Santa to Taxpayers and Grinch to Lobbyists?

Dec 14, 2006 4 min read

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A Taxpayer Victory Against Wasteful Agricultural Subsidies

Dec 6, 2006 2 min read

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Executive Summary: Fiscal Policy Lessons from Europe Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Oct 25, 2006 3 min read

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Fiscal Policy Lessons from Europe Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Oct 25, 2006 About an hour read

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Still Spending: Senate Set to Bust Budget Caps by $32 Billion Brian M. Riedl

Sep 25, 2006 6 min read

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The real worry about U.S. budget policy? Spending Alison Acosta Fraser

Aug 19, 2006 2 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD

Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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