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

Despite Raging Inflation, Congress Bent on Continuing Spending Spree David Ditch

Apr 21, 2022 5 min read

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Every Day Is Tax Day Preston Brashers

Apr 20, 2022 3 min read

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Government’s Bar Tab Starts Long Before Tax Day Richard Stern

Apr 19, 2022 4 min read

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8 Varieties of Rancid Pork in Latest Spending Bill David Ditch

Apr 12, 2022 6 min read

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No, Biden, U.S. Inflation Rose Long Before Putin’s Invasion Peter St Onge, PhD

Apr 4, 2022 5 min read

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5 Big Problems With Biden’s Big-Government Budget

Mar 29, 2022 6 min read

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Biden’s Regulatory Blitz a Massive Tax, Especially Harming Seniors and Low-In... Diane Katz

Mar 25, 2022 2 min read

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Biden Administration has Built Back Chaos, Uncertainty and Misery John Cooper

Jan 24, 2022 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

@parkersheppard

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, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending