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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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Research Review: Spending Cuts Are Better Than Tax Increases Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Mar 5, 2013 4 min read

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Saving the American Dream: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond

Dec 11, 2012 12 min read

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CBO Report Echoes Trustees on Medicare, Social Security Romina Boccia

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Why Budget “Reconciliation” Matters Patrick Louis Knudsen

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RSC Budget Has Ambitious Targets, Needs More Policy Detail Patrick Louis Knudsen

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The Ryan Budget: Confronting the Nation’s Spending Crisis

Mar 21, 2012 10 min read

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President Obama’s 2013 Budget Delivers Tax Hikes, More Spending, More Debt

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Three Pillars of Reform for the Super Committee

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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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