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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David Ditch

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Balancing the Budget Without Tax Hikes J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

May 25, 2011 2 min read

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Ten Myths of Ryan’s House Budget Plan

May 13, 2011 7 min read

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Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, a...

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Where Your Taxes Will Go in 2011 Brian M. Riedl

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Obama's 2012 Budget Offers More Gimmicks, Not Reform Brian M. Riedl

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Fiscal Commission Report: Too Much Taxes, Not Enough Spending Cuts Brian M. Riedl

Dec 3, 2010 4 min read

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Obama’s Desperate Search for Effective Stimulus J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Sep 8, 2010 5 min read

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Why the National Debt is a Ticking Time Bomb Brian M. Riedl

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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