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

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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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Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth

Apr 15, 2010 30 min read

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How Washington Is Spending Your Taxes in 2010 Brian M. Riedl

Apr 9, 2010 2 min read

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Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth... The Honorable Haley Barbour

Mar 29, 2010 26 min read

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Stimulus Jobs Count: CBO Admits It Ignored the Economy’s Actual Performance Brian M. Riedl

Mar 23, 2010 3 min read

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Slapping the Helping Hand Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Mar 22, 2010 3 min read

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All the Presidents Budget Gimmicks Brian M. Riedl

Mar 16, 2010 3 min read

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Rising Taxes Still Wouldn't Keep Up With New Spending Brian M. Riedl

Mar 12, 2010 2 min read

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Obama Budget Raises Taxes and Doubles the National Debt Brian M. Riedl

Mar 9, 2010 16 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