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 budget (387) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type article (7) commentary (1370) event (27) explainer (13) external_url (1) impact (2) report (998) testimony (37) video (34) Facet Content type report Rx for the Ailing Federal Budget Process John E. Feb 12, 1988 17 min read report The Dirty Secrets of the 1987 Continuing Resolution Thomas E. L. Feb 10, 1988 14 min read report Three Cheers for a New Baker Initiative Edward L. Hudgins Jan 25, 1988 3 min read report Fiscal Federalism: A Constitutional Approach to the Deficit Problem Barry W. Poulson Jan 1, 1988 17 min read report A Spending Freeze, Not New Taxes, Will Solve the Budget Crisis John E. Dec 1, 1987 4 min read report An Eight-Point Presidential Agenda for the Budget Summit Stephen Moore Oct 26, 1987 5 min read report By Impeding Contracting Out, Congress Forces the Pentagon to WasteMoney Robert J. Sep 21, 1987 3 min read report A Warm Welcome to Federal Loan Sales John E. Buttarazzi Sep 14, 1987 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos