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) entitlements (58) federal spending (96) spending (87) taxes (58) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type article (7) commentary (1373) event (27) explainer (13) external_url (1) impact (2) (-) report (998) testimony (37) video (34) Facet Content type report Rescissions Proposal Would Help to Reduce Unnecessary Spending Matthew D. Dickerson Jan 19, 2021 11 min read report Senate COVID Relief Package Fails to Address Urgent Needs, Instead Wastes Money Dec 14, 2020 29 min read report Digging Out of the Hole: A Blueprint for a Responsible Post-COVID-19 Budget David Ditch Dec 1, 2020 Over an hour read report Multiemployer Pension Policy for the Next Administration and the 117th Congress Rachel Greszler Nov 17, 2020 22 min read report Deferring Social Security Taxes Unlikely to Affect SS Finances—But Reform Needed Rachel Greszler Sep 11, 2020 18 min read report Returning America to Prosperity: How Cutting Government Spending Can Help Adam Michel Sep 9, 2020 21 min read report To Reduce Waste, Congress Should Allow Defense Department Funding to Rollover Thomas Spoehr Jul 9, 2020 8 min read report Will Postal Reform Leave Rural Americans in the Cold? James L. Gattuso Jun 30, 2020 9 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos