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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$4 Trillion and Counting: President Obama’s 2016 Budget Presents a Vision of ...

Mar 26, 2015 About an hour read

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Accurate Budget Scores Require Dynamic Analysis Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Dec 30, 2014 8 min read

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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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President Obama’s 2015 Budget: How Government Expansion Will Limit Opportuni... Paul Rosenzweig

Apr 14, 2014 34 min read

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Economy Better, but Still Growing Too Slowly Because of Anti-Growth Policy Curtis S. Dubay

Feb 6, 2014 4 min read

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

Nov 21, 2013 About an hour read

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Soaring National Debt Remains a Grave Threat

Jun 18, 2013 4 min read

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The Many Real Dangers of Soaring National Debt J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2013 24 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