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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Commentary

Reversing the Trend to Spend Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Dec 6, 2010 2 min read

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Fiscal Commission Report: Too Much Taxes, Not Enough Spending Cuts Brian M. Riedl

Dec 3, 2010 4 min read

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What to Cut Brian M. Riedl

Nov 29, 2010 7 min read

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Reform Farm Subsidies Brian M. Riedl

Nov 21, 2010 1 min read

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The Debt Commission Chairmen’s Surprising Hidden Agenda Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Nov 12, 2010 3 min read

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Bowles–Simpson Commission Co-Chair Report: A Good and Welcome First Step Alison Acosta Fraser

Nov 10, 2010 8 min read

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Take the Austerity Cure: G-20 Should Resist U.S. Efforts to Spread More Debt ... James M. Roberts

Nov 9, 2010 4 min read

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4 Good, and 4 Bad, Debt Panel Ideas Alison Acosta Fraser

Nov 9, 2010 3 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