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

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BACKGROUNDER

Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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Dust Off That Veto Pen Phillip N. Truluck

Sep 6, 2001 3 min read

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The Size and Scope Of Means-Tested Welfare Spending Robert Rector

Aug 1, 2001 15 min read

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Our Roads Suffer Because Federal Program Ships State Funds North Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Jul 22, 2001 4 min read

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Beyond The $800 Hammer Michael Franc

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New York Confidential Wendell Cox

May 15, 2001 2 min read

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Out of Tune on the Debt Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Mar 21, 2001 2 min read

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The Economic Outlook and the President's Budget Priorities, 2002-2011 Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Mar 7, 2001 7 min read

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Means-Tested Welfare Spending: Past and Future Growth Robert Rector

Mar 7, 2001 31 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Parker Sheppard, PhD

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

Budget and Spending