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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How will Defense Cuts Affect You? Steven P. Bucci, PhD

Aug 24, 2012 2 min read

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Implications of Pentagon Cuts James Jay Carafano

Aug 5, 2012 2 min read

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What Debt Crisis? A Default Primer for Governments Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2012 12 min read

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Fix Defense Sequestration—Without Tax Increases

Jul 19, 2012 5 min read

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Senator Reid, What's Your Plan? J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jul 18, 2012 2 min read

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Winter of Recovery Not Likely with Current Policies, Inaction on Taxes Elaine Chao

Jul 11, 2012 3 min read

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Appropriations Tracker: FY 2013

Jun 27, 2012 2 min read

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Federal Budget: Congress Should Uphold House Appropriations Spending Limits Patrick Louis Knudsen

Jun 27, 2012 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