Budget and Spending

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Budget and Spending

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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Congress Has Time and Options on Debt Limit JD Foster

Jan 27, 2011 17 min read

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New CBO Budget Baseline Reveals Permanent Trillion-Dollar Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Jan 26, 2011 6 min read

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The Real Gap

Jan 20, 2011 2 min read

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Achieve a Balanced Federal Budget Through Spending Restraint Brian M. Riedl

Nov 8, 2010 2 min read

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How to Cut $343 Billion from the Federal Budget Brian M. Riedl

Oct 28, 2010 14 min read

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The Three Biggest Myths About Tax Cuts and the Budget Deficit Brian M. Riedl

Jun 21, 2010 19 min read

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The Debt Commission, Health Care, and Obama’s Budgetary Game Plan James C. Capretta

Jun 2, 2010 4 min read