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

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Declining U.S. Birthrate Another Reason to Rein in Federal Spending

Jul 26, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Democrats’ Double-Cross Wrecks Bloated Infrastructure Deal David Ditch

Jun 28, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

What Congress Should Do About 21st Century Inflation Risks Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 11, 2021 5 min read

Commentary

Biden’s First Defense Budget Batters the Army Thomas Spoehr

Jun 7, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Biden Buries Bad News of a Bloated, Reckless Budget Matthew D. Dickerson

Jun 2, 2021 5 min read

Commentary

CBO Has Made Important Progress in Transparency, but Additional Steps Are Needed Matthew D. Dickerson

Apr 27, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

Federal Spending Alone Can’t Buy Energy Innovation Katie Tubb

Apr 14, 2021 4 min read

Commentary

Biden’s Appropriations Budget Proposal Is Unreasonable, Irresponsible Matthew D. Dickerson

Apr 12, 2021 3 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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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

@DavidADitch

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