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 to Fix the Federal Budget Alison Acosta Fraser

Mar 1, 2011 7 min read

Commentary

Defense Budget Cop-Out Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Feb 23, 2011 3 min read

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Obama’s Budget Chooses Gimmicks Over Reform Brian M. Riedl

Feb 22, 2011 3 min read

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An Analysis of Obama's Budget: DOA Brian Darling

Feb 21, 2011 3 min read

testimony

Why the Demand Side Stimulus Failed J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Feb 16, 2011 13 min read

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Laboring Through Airports Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Feb 15, 2011 2 min read

report

President Obama’s 2012 Budget Builds on Failures of the Past J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Feb 14, 2011 6 min read

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El Desencanto con el Presupuesto Israel Ortega

Feb 14, 2011 2 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