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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Causes of the Federal Government’s Unsustainable Spending Paul Winfree

Jul 7, 2016 28 min read

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Principles for the Budget Conference

Nov 12, 2013 5 min read

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Debt Limit: Options and the Way Forward Romina Boccia

Sep 18, 2013 12 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2013: Government Spending Trends in Graphics...

Aug 20, 2013 22 min read

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Research Review: Spending Cuts Are Better Than Tax Increases Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Mar 5, 2013 4 min read

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How the United States’ High Debt Will Weaken the Economy and Hurt Americans Romina Boccia

Feb 12, 2013 17 min read

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CBO Report Echoes Trustees on Medicare, Social Security Romina Boccia

Jun 14, 2012 4 min read

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The Broken Budget Process: Two House Legislative Proposals Alison Acosta Fraser

Jun 5, 2012 5 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