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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Commentary

Dust Off That Veto Pen Phillip N. Truluck

Sep 6, 2001 3 min read

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New York Confidential Wendell Cox

May 15, 2001 2 min read

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Out of Tune on the Debt Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Mar 21, 2001 2 min read

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The Economic and Budgetary Effects of Vice President Gore's and Governor Bush...

Oct 19, 2000 19 min read

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Should we pay off the debt? Peter J. Ferrara

Oct 2, 2000 2 min read

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The View from Ways and Means The Honorable Philip M. Crane

Sep 28, 2000 22 min read

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The Budget Battle Endgame Peter Sperry

Sep 22, 2000 2 min read

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Clinton's Budget Focus: More Spending, Not Debt Reduction Peter Sperry

Sep 20, 2000 4 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

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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