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

House Democrats Ride “Minibus” to Inflation, Economic Ruin Richard Stern

Jul 22, 2022 5 min read

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At $23 Trillion, the U.S. National Debt Exceeds the Size of the Economy Romina Boccia

Jan 31, 2020 3 min read

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How the 2010s Became the Decade of Debt David Ditch

Jan 8, 2020 4 min read

Commentary

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

Oct 24, 2012 1 min read

Commentary

What Bernanke’s Policy Says about Obama’s Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Sep 25, 2012 2 min read

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Only the Public Sector Is Doing Fine

Jun 15, 2012 3 min read

Commentary

A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Michael Franc

Mar 25, 2011 4 min read

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Four Myths About Spending Cuts Brian M. Riedl

Jan 19, 2011 3 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

@DavidADitch

Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending