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) entitlements (58) federal spending (96) spending (87) taxes (58) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (98) (-) report (30) Facet Content type report Congress's Budget Resolution Promises Spending Hikes Now and Tax Hikes Soon Brian M. Riedl Jun 5, 2008 7 min read report The Democratic Congress's 2008 Budget: A Tax and Spending Spree Brian M. Riedl Oct 30, 2007 15 min read report Congress Returns to Spending Bills Loaded With Pork Nov 15, 2006 2 min read report Third-Quarter Report Card for Congress: Improvement Needed Jun 27, 2006 10 min read report Executive Summary: A Primer on Lobbyists, Earmarks, and Congressional Reform Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Apr 27, 2006 3 min read report Omnibus Spending Bill Hikes Discretionary Spending by 9 Percent in 2004 Brian M. Riedl Dec 16, 2003 2 min read Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos