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

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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BACKGROUNDER

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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

“Experts” Make Dubious Claim That Big Spending Bill Will Help Tame Inflation Preston Brashers

Nov 22, 2021 3 min read

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Selling Luxuries to the Middle Class Rachel Greszler

Oct 20, 2021 3 min read

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Will Biden’s Spending Bill Hike Taxes on Those Making Less Than $400,000? Matthew D. Dickerson

Oct 4, 2021 3 min read

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Mass Transit Is Making Gridlock Worse Stephen Moore

Mar 4, 2020 2 min read

Commentary

What Bernanke’s Policy Says about Obama’s Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Sep 25, 2012 2 min read

Commentary

How, and Why, The Values Bus Rolls Alison Acosta Fraser

May 19, 2012 1 min read

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Infrastructure ‘Bank’ Doomed to Fail Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D.

Sep 14, 2011 2 min read

Commentary

Our Consistent Slide From Self-Reliance to Servitude Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Oct 26, 2010 2 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD

Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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