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

Economic Growth with Less Debt Romina Boccia

Mar 14, 2017 2 min read

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Causes of the Federal Government’s Unsustainable Spending Paul Winfree

Jul 7, 2016 28 min read

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Keep the Spending Caps

Apr 1, 2015 17 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2014: Government Spending Trends in Graphics... Romina Boccia

Dec 8, 2014 20 min read

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The IMF Is Following the Obama Administration’s Playbook on the Federal Budget Romina Boccia

Jul 2, 2014 4 min read

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Blank Check: What It Means to Suspend the Debt Limit Romina Boccia

Feb 14, 2014 4 min read

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Economy Better, but Still Growing Too Slowly Because of Anti-Growth Policy Curtis S. Dubay

Feb 6, 2014 4 min read

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

Nov 21, 2013 About an hour 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

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending