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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The IMF Is Following the Obama Administration’s Playbook on the Federal Budget Romina Boccia

Jul 2, 2014 4 min read

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Blank Check: What It Means to Suspend the Debt Limit Romina Boccia

Feb 14, 2014 4 min read

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The President’s Legal Authority at the Debt Limit Andrew Kloster

Oct 9, 2013 5 min read

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A New, Extra-Extraordinary Debt-Ceiling Tool J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jan 3, 2013 3 min read

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Appropriations Tracker: FY 2013

Jun 27, 2012 2 min read

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The President’s 2013 Budget: More Troubling Tax Increases in the Fine Print Curtis S. Dubay

Jun 25, 2012 9 min read

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Why Budget “Reconciliation” Matters Patrick Louis Knudsen

May 7, 2012 5 min read

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The Ryan Budget: Confronting the Nation’s Spending Crisis

Mar 21, 2012 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, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom

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