Budget and Spending

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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. 

 

Learn more about policies that rein in spending and strengthen the economy with Solutions.

HERITAGE EXPLAINS

Why Care About “Appropriations”?

John Popp: From The Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains.

Mark Guiney: The U.S. government currently prints

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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

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Biden’s Recession

This week, EJ Antoni, a research fellow in Heritage’s Center for Data Analysis explains exactly what marks a recession and

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Birthrate Decline and the Economy

This week, research fellow Rachel Greszler explains how the declining birthrate affects the U.S. economy. 

Michelle

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