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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BACKGROUNDER

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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Commentary

These 7 Charts Show Why Congress Must Get Spending Under Control Immediately David Ditch

Jul 7, 2022 6 min read

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Deficit Driven by Uncontrolled Spending Adam Michel

Nov 29, 2017 1 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2014: Government Spending Trends in Graphics... Romina Boccia

Dec 8, 2014 20 min read

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Soaring National Debt Remains a Grave Threat

Jun 18, 2013 4 min read

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Budget Cuts Would Not Harm the Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Feb 14, 2013 5 min read

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Fiscal Cliff Deal Added $47 Billion in Spending Patrick Louis Knudsen

Jan 10, 2013 5 min read

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Now Official and in Print: Obama Wants to Cut Tax Rates, Too J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Oct 24, 2012 1 min read

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Senator Reid, What's Your Plan? J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Jul 18, 2012 2 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

@parkersheppard

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