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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An Overview of the Index of Dependency William W. Beach

Dec 20, 2002 16 min read

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Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, The Bad and the Unconstitutional James Bopp

Jul 19, 1999 About an hour read

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Preserve the Public's Right to Know About Federally Funded Research Angela Antonelli

Jun 7, 1999 4 min read

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A Progress Report on Closing Unneeded and Obsolete Federal Agencies Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Mar 13, 1996 33 min read

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Pay Freeze and Staff Cuts Needed to Perfect Reformist Legislative Appropriati... Dan Greenberg

Jun 19, 1995 4 min read

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Slashing Congressional Spending, Part I:  Congressional Pay,Pensions, Pe... Dan Greenberg

May 16, 1995 16 min read

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A Congressional Priesthood Ralph Kinney Bennett

Apr 11, 1992 10 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