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 (257) federal spending (96) spending (87) entitlements (58) taxes (58) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type (-) report (16) commentary (4) Facet Content type report Senate Bill Should Cut Wasteful Programs and Provide Long-Term Sustainability... May 18, 2016 8 min read report Going Nowhere FAST: Highway Bill Exacerbates Major Transportation Funding Pro... Michael Sargent Dec 3, 2015 6 min read report How to Cut $30 Billion More from the THUD Bill Emily Goff Jul 1, 2013 4 min read report Stimulus Plan's Delayed Job Creation: Some Won't Get Jobs Until 2012 or Later Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Mar 4, 2009 5 min read report Washington Metro Needs Reform, Not a Federal Bailout Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Oct 16, 2007 3 min read report Congress Considers Costly Bailouts for Amtrak, Metro Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Sep 13, 2006 3 min read report Springtime for Amtrak and America Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. May 3, 2006 21 min read report Senate Scheduled to Vote for More Wasteful Transportation Spending Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Nov 3, 2005 2 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos