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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Restoring Budgetary Sanity Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Mar 26, 2012 2 min read

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Appropriations Endgame: One Last Shot at Fiscal Credibility Patrick Louis Knudsen

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Two Cheers for Proposed Labor, Health, Education Appropriations

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Super Committee Should Adopt Open Process Robert B. Bluey

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Obama’s Soft Socialism Heralds a Gutless New World Brian Darling

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Patent Reformers: Don’t Give Away Appropriations Power of Congress David S. Addington

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Obama Budget: Zero% Approval in the Senate Brian Darling

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Ten Myths of Ryan’s House Budget Plan

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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