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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A New, Extra-Extraordinary Debt-Ceiling Tool J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jan 3, 2013 3 min read

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$150 Billion in Spending Cuts to Offset Defense Sequestration Patrick Louis Knudsen

Nov 15, 2012 12 min read

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Fiscal Cliff: What Congress Should Do Patrick Louis Knudsen

Nov 14, 2012 5 min read

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Now Official and in Print: Obama Wants to Cut Tax Rates, Too J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Oct 24, 2012 1 min read

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What Bernanke’s Policy Says about Obama’s Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Sep 25, 2012 2 min read

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FY 2013 Continuing Resolution: Spends Every Dollar and More Patrick Louis Knudsen

Sep 12, 2012 5 min read

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Federal Budget: Congress Should Uphold House Appropriations Spending Limits Patrick Louis Knudsen

Jun 27, 2012 4 min read

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Hill Must Act to Alter Nation’s Fiscal Trajectory Patrick Louis Knudsen

Jun 21, 2012 2 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