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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New CBO Budget Baseline Reveals Permanent Trillion-Dollar Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Jan 26, 2011 6 min read

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The Real Gap

Jan 20, 2011 2 min read

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Four Myths About Spending Cuts Brian M. Riedl

Jan 19, 2011 3 min read

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The Power of the Purse Michael Franc

Jan 14, 2011 4 min read

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Reform Farm Subsidies Brian M. Riedl

Jan 9, 2011 1 min read

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Bikes Earn Colorado Big Bucks in Omnibus Spending Bill Tina Korbe

Dec 16, 2010 1 min read

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Earmarkers Gone Wild Brian Darling

Dec 13, 2010 2 min read

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Young Americans are in the Crosshairs of Debt

Dec 10, 2010 3 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

@DavidADitch

Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending