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

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Biden Administration has Built Back Chaos, Uncertainty and Misery John Cooper

Jan 24, 2022 4 min read

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White House Budget Plan Is Bad News for National Defense Goals Frederico Bartels

Jun 11, 2021 2 min read

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What Does the Marine Corps’ Return to the Sea Mean for the Army?

Jun 11, 2021 6 min read

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Biden Must Boost 2022 Budget To Counter China Thomas Spoehr

May 6, 2021 3 min read

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Biden Wants to Underfund the Defense Department While Asking It to Do More Frederico Bartels

Apr 12, 2021 3 min read

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Want To Shed Older Weapons? You Need a Solid Plan Thomas Spoehr

Feb 19, 2021 6 min read

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Don’t Cut the Army in 2021 Thomas Spoehr

Jan 5, 2021 3 min read

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Some Small Packages Under the Defense Authorization Bill Christmas Tree Frederico Bartels

Dec 21, 2020 2 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