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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Senate's gift to Americans: See you. We're out of here. Alison Acosta Fraser

Mar 21, 2012 2 min read

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Obama FY 2013 Budget Violates Basic Principles of Tax Reform Curtis S. Dubay

Mar 19, 2012 14 min read

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Federal Budget: What Congress Must Do to Control Spending and Create Jobs David S. Addington

Mar 14, 2012 5 min read

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Steps to Economic Recovery and Economic Growth J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Mar 8, 2012 17 min read

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Obama’s Budget Badly Undercounts Tax Hikes Curtis S. Dubay

Feb 29, 2012 3 min read

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President Obama’s 2013 Budget Delivers Tax Hikes, More Spending, More Debt

Feb 28, 2012 27 min read

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A New, Green Stimulus Throughout the President’s Budget Katie Tubb

Feb 24, 2012 2 min read

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Auto Bailout Leaves a Dangerous Legacy James L. Gattuso

Feb 23, 2012 1 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