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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Congress's Budget Resolution Promises Spending Hikes Now and Tax Hikes Soon Brian M. Riedl

Jun 5, 2008 7 min read

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Fair Tax Policy Requires a Fair Revenue Baseline J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Mar 13, 2008 5 min read

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Notes on the New 10-Year CBO Budget Baseline Brian M. Riedl

Feb 4, 2008 3 min read

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Congress Must Pull the Trigger to Contain Medicare Spending

Feb 4, 2008 8 min read

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President's Budget Would Restrain Entitlements and Domestic Discretionary Spe... Brian M. Riedl

Feb 4, 2008 7 min read

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Omnibus Spending Bill Busts the Budget to Pay for Pork Brian M. Riedl

Dec 17, 2007 5 min read

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Will Republicans Go Soft on Spending? Robert B. Bluey

Dec 17, 2007 3 min read

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Watch Out for Budget Gimmicks in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill Ernest Istook

Dec 14, 2007 3 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