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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unaffordable The Heritage Foundation

Feb 21, 2018 3 min read

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Strengthen the Budget Control Act, Don’t Abandon It The Heritage Foundation

Dec 4, 2017 2 min read

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Five Reasons to Sunset the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Nov 16, 2016 9 min read

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Causes of the Federal Government’s Unsustainable Spending Paul Winfree

Jul 7, 2016 28 min read

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A Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for 2017 The Heritage Foundation

Feb 23, 2016 2 min read

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Blueprint for Congressional Fiscal Action in the Remainder of 2015

Sep 2, 2015 42 min read

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Achievable Economic Policy Reforms for Congress Daren Bakst

Mar 31, 2015 27 min read

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Accurate Budget Scores Require Dynamic Analysis Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Dec 30, 2014 8 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD, PhD

Director, Center for Data Analysis

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David Ditch

Senior Policy Analyst, Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

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Richard Stern

Director, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Thomas Dans

Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

@TomDansCFA

Budget and Spending