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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Commentary

How Washington Is Spending Your Taxes in 2009 Brian M. Riedl

Jul 31, 2009 3 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers 2009 Brian M. Riedl

Jul 27, 2009 1 min read

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PAYGO is an Unworkable Gimmick Brian M. Riedl

Jul 2, 2009 3 min read

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Entitlements Darken Long-Term Outlook for Federal Budget Nicola Moore

Jun 29, 2009 4 min read

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Borrowing 'Til The Nation Breaks? Brian M. Riedl

Jun 18, 2009 3 min read

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Omnibus Spending Bill: Huge Spending and 9,000 Earmarks Represent Business as... Brian M. Riedl

Mar 2, 2009 6 min read

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How to Reform Entitlement Spending: A Memo to President-elect Obama

Jan 13, 2009 10 min read

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CBO Budget Baseline Shows Historic Surge in Spending and Debt Brian M. Riedl

Jan 7, 2009 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

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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