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

Borrowing 'Til The Nation Breaks? Brian M. Riedl

Jun 18, 2009 3 min read

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Omnibus Spending Bill: Huge Spending and 9,000 Earmarks Represent Business as... Brian M. Riedl

Mar 2, 2009 6 min read

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Ten Myths About Budget Deficits and Debt Brian M. Riedl

Sep 8, 2008 19 min read

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A Guide to Fixing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Brian M. Riedl

Mar 11, 2008 17 min read

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All the Bad News That's Fit to Print Robert B. Bluey

Oct 15, 2007 3 min read

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Observations on Budget Estimates from the Mid-Session Review Brian M. Riedl

Jul 11, 2006 2 min read

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Is Bush Becoming a Budget Hawk?

Dec 6, 2004 3 min read

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How Congress Won the Budget War Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Jun 17, 1996 13 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

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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