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

Elephants in the Room: Of Course the Pentagon Cuts are About Budget Pressure Jim Talent

Apr 23, 2009 6 min read

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Nothing Stimulating about Defense?: On the Cutting Room Floor Jim Talent

Apr 16, 2009 6 min read

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The Obama Budget: Spending, Taxes, and Doubling the National Debt Brian M. Riedl

Mar 16, 2009 13 min read

Commentary

Nightmare on Stimulus Street Brian Darling

Feb 24, 2009 3 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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Emergency Spending: $333 Billion Tab Busted the Budget in 2008 Brian M. Riedl

Nov 10, 2008 4 min read

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Obama's and McCain's Budget Proposals Lack Detail Brian M. Riedl

Oct 15, 2008 6 min read

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New CBO Budget Baseline Shows Entitlements Driving Budget Deficits Higher Brian M. Riedl

Sep 10, 2008 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