Issue Budget and Spending Federal spending has grown rapidly over the last decade, leading to substantial budget deficits that have crippled the economy and financially harmed Americans. Personal Inflation Calculator Copied SPECIAL REPORT The Road to Inflation: How an Unprecedented Federal Spending Spree Created Economic Turmoil Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read Read the report BACKGROUNDER Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism Apr 18, 2024 30 min read Author David Ditch Read the report Refine by Keyword Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1369) report (998) testimony (37) video (34) event (27) (-) explainer (13) article (7) impact (2) external_url (1) Facet Content type HERITAGE EXPLAINS Why Care About “Appropriations”? John Popp: From The Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains. Mark Guiney: The U.S. government currently prints... HERITAGE EXPLAINS The Fed and Biden Focus on Everything but Fixing Inflation We all know American families are being crushed by four-decade high inflation, but the elites remain preoccupied with the... HERITAGE EXPLAINS Biden’s Recession This week, EJ Antoni, a research fellow in Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis explains exactly what marks a recession and... HERITAGE EXPLAINS The Truth About Joe Biden’s Economy Americans are feeling the pain at the pump and at the grocery store. Inflation is at a 40-year record high. Yet, President... HERITAGE EXPLAINS Three Ways to Get Serious About Inflation We are all feeling the pressure of the economy. But President Biden insists that our economy has gone from being “on the mend... HERITAGE EXPLAINS How to Restore Fiscal Sanity to Washington This week, David Ditch, a policy analyst in Heritage’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, explains how Congress... HERITAGE EXPLAINS Stagflation We are hearing the term used all over TV, and in discussions about where the U.S. economy is headed. Stagflation. So what is... HERITAGE EXPLAINS The Birthrate Decline and the Economy This week, research fellow Rachel Greszler explains how the declining birthrate affects the U.S. economy. Michelle... See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos
