Budget and Spending

Appropriations

Occasional research on the topic Appropriations is listed below.

Reining in Runaway Spending and Deficits

The Obama Administration has used the recession as an excuse for a historic and permanent expansion of government and deficits. Only during the height of World War II has Washington matched current levels of spending and deficits. Read More.

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Backgrounder posted March 11, 2013 by Ryan T. Anderson Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Consequences of Redefining It
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2013 by Daren Bakst, Diane Katz A Farm Bill Primer: 10 Things You Should Know About the Farm Bill
Backgrounder posted March 1, 2006 by Tim Kane, Ph.D., Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. The Real Problem with Immigration... and the Real Solution
Backgrounder posted March 15, 2005 by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. The Impact of Government Spending on Economic Growth
Special Report posted October 16, 2012 by Alison Acosta Fraser Federal Spending by the Numbers - 2012
Issue Brief posted May 15, 2013 by Romina Boccia, Curtis S. Dubay Obama’s IRA Cap: A Cap on Defined-Contribution Retirement Savings Plans
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Backgrounder posted May 15, 2013 by Lindsey Burke, Rachel Sheffield 13 Ways the 113th Congress Can Improve Education in America
First Principles Series Report posted November 20, 2007 by Ronald J Pestritto, Ph.D. The Birth of the Administrative State: Where It Came From and What It Means for Limited Government
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Blog Post on Sunday, May 19, 2013 Washington Hits the $16.7 Trillion Debt Ceiling with $300 Billion in New Debt
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Blog Post on Saturday, May 18, 2013 This Week’s Reasons to Repeal Obamacare
Blog Post on Saturday, May 18, 2013 If Obama Were a CEO, Government Would Hold Him Responsible for Scandals
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 Obama’s “Lead from Behind” Efforts in Syria are Failing
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 Obama Budget: CBO Shows $1 Trillion Tax Hike, Fake Spending Cuts
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 Honey, I Shrunk the Benghazi Talking Points
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 Voter Fraud in Missouri: Wrong Candidate Was Elected
Blog Post on Friday, May 17, 2013 A Spend-More, Tax-More, and Borrow-More Budget Would Hurt, Not Help

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Event on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 How Property Rights Can Solve the ''Oil Curse''
There is a long, paradoxical, and tragic tradition of resource-rich developing countries suffering from prolonged economic stagnation. This “resource curse” is costly both in — Read more

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Event on Thursday, May 23, 2013 Strength and Focus: The Future of U.S. National Security
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Event on Thursday, May 23, 2013 Rumsfeld’s Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War and Life
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Event on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Masters of Nothing: How the Crash Will Happen Again Unless We Understand Human Nature
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Event on Thursday, May 30, 2013 How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization
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Event on Thursday, June 06, 2013 The Lack of Science in the Scientific Consensus: The Case of the National Climate Assessment
Global-warming alarmists continually refer to a “scientific consensus” to support drastic policy proposals. They insist on peer-reviewed publications as the standard for debate, while ignoring — Read more

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Event on Thursday, June 06, 2013 After the 2014 Withdrawal: How to Sustain the Decade of Gains for Women in Afghanistan
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Event on Friday, June 21, 2013 Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream – and How We Can Do It Again
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Blog Post on 5/19/2013 5:30:44 AM Washington Hits the $16.7 Trillion Debt Ceiling with $300 Billion in New Debt
Blog Post on 5/18/2013 2:00:24 PM Top 5 Reports of the Week
Blog Post on 5/18/2013 12:00:28 PM This Week’s Reasons to Repeal Obamacare
Blog Post on 5/18/2013 8:00:06 AM If Obama Were a CEO, Government Would Hold Him Responsible for Scandals
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 6:30:58 PM Obama’s “Lead from Behind” Efforts in Syria are Failing
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 5:35:55 PM Obama Budget: CBO Shows $1 Trillion Tax Hike, Fake Spending Cuts
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 4:15:17 PM House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 3:26:45 PM Honey, I Shrunk the Benghazi Talking Points
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 2:58:06 PM Voter Fraud in Missouri: Wrong Candidate Was Elected
Blog Post on 5/17/2013 1:21:14 PM A Spend-More, Tax-More, and Borrow-More Budget Would Hurt, Not Help

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