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 (387) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (4) report (16) Facet Content type report Washington Metro Needs Reform, Not a Federal Bailout Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Oct 16, 2007 3 min read report Congress Considers Costly Bailouts for Amtrak, Metro Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Sep 13, 2006 3 min read report Springtime for Amtrak and America Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. May 3, 2006 21 min read report Senate Scheduled to Vote for More Wasteful Transportation Spending Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Nov 3, 2005 2 min read report Amtrak Bankruptcy: It's Time Mar 16, 2005 3 min read report Federal Highway Spending Jumps the Shark Aug 4, 2004 6 min read report New Highway Proposal Fights Congestion with Fee-Based Express Lanes Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. May 22, 2003 4 min read report Reauthorization of TEA-21: A Primer on Reforming the Federal Highway and Tran... Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Apr 7, 2003 Over an hour read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos