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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Causes of the Federal Government’s Unsustainable Spending Paul Winfree

Jul 7, 2016 28 min read

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The IMF Is Following the Obama Administration’s Playbook on the Federal Budget Romina Boccia

Jul 2, 2014 4 min read

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Cutting the Commerce, Justice, and Science Spending Bill by $2.6 Billion: A S...

May 12, 2014 5 min read

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Do Federal Social Programs Work? David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.

Mar 19, 2014 21 min read

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Economy Better, but Still Growing Too Slowly Because of Anti-Growth Policy Curtis S. Dubay

Feb 6, 2014 4 min read

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10 Programs to Eliminate in the January 2014 Spending Bill—and Save $10.2 Bil... Romina Boccia

Jan 3, 2014 6 min read

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

Nov 21, 2013 About an hour read

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Debt Limit: Options and the Way Forward Romina Boccia

Sep 18, 2013 12 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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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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