federal spending

Spending is at record levels and is still growing, threatening economic freedom.

Highlights

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  Federal Spending per Household Is Skyrocketing
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  Federal Spending Exceeds Federal Revenue by More than $1 Trillion
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  Federal Spending Grew Nearly 12 Times Faster than Median Income
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  What if Families Handled Finances Like the Federal Government Does?
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  Mandatory Spending Has Increased Nearly Six Times Faster than Discretionary Spending
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  Runaway Spending, Not Inadequate Tax Revenue, Is Responsible for Future Deficits
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  Medicare and Other Entitlements Are Crowding Out Spending on Defense
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  National Defense Spending Would Plummet Under Obama's Budget
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  Budget Control Act Sequestration Would Hit Defense Hardest
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  Obama Budget Would Make Defense the Lowest Budget Priority
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  More than Half of All Federal Spending Will Be on Entitlement Programs in 2012
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  Total Welfare Spending Is Rising Despite Attempts at Reform
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  More than 70 Percent of Federal Spending Goes to Dependence Programs
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  Cut Spending, Fix the Debt, and Restore Prosperity