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 COMMENTARY How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis Dec 5, 2025 3 min read Author E.J. Antoni, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY How to Modernize America’s Air Traffic Control Dec 4, 2025 3 min read Author Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read the article Refine by Keyword budget (257) federal spending (96) spending (87) entitlements (58) taxes (58) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (1373) testimony (37) video (34) event (27) explainer (13) article (7) impact (2) external_url (1) (-) report (998) Facet Content type report Conrad-Gregg Commission Bill Is Wrong Approach to Fiscal Crisis Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jan 13, 2010 10 min read report Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth: Answering the Cri... Brian M. Riedl Jan 5, 2010 17 min read report President Obama's Son of Stimulus: More Costs, Fewer Jobs Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Jan 5, 2010 7 min read report Entitlement Reform Should Precede Health Care Expansion James C. Capretta Dec 15, 2009 6 min read report Does Creating Jobs Have to Cost Money? Michael Novak Dec 11, 2009 9 min read report Business as Usual in Washington: Another Bloated, Pork-Filled Omnibus Spendin... Brian M. Riedl Dec 10, 2009 7 min read report Obama Jobs Deficit Up Again, Real Jobs Strategy Needed J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Dec 4, 2009 4 min read report To Control National Debt, Congress Needs to Tackle Entitlements Nicola Moore Nov 30, 2009 5 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos