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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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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Do Federal Social Programs Work? David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.

Mar 19, 2014 21 min read

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Economy Better, but Still Growing Too Slowly Because of Anti-Growth Policy Curtis S. Dubay

Feb 6, 2014 4 min read

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10 Programs to Eliminate in the January 2014 Spending Bill—and Save $10.2 Bil... Romina Boccia

Jan 3, 2014 6 min read

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

Nov 21, 2013 About an hour read

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Principles for the Budget Conference

Nov 12, 2013 5 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2013: Government Spending Trends in Graphics...

Aug 20, 2013 22 min read

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Soaring National Debt Remains a Grave Threat

Jun 18, 2013 4 min read

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The Many Real Dangers of Soaring National Debt J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2013 24 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