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

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

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

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Blank Check: What It Means to Suspend the Debt Limit Romina Boccia

Feb 14, 2014 4 min read

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

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The 2013 Index of Dependence on Government

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America’s Austerity: It’s the Tax Increases Salim Furth, Ph.D.

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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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