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 federal spending (204) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) (-) budget (387) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type report (286) commentary (131) Facet Content type report Bush's Budget: Protecting Homeland Security and Defense by Reining in Entitle... Feb 8, 2007 4 min read report Bush Budget Reins in Entitlement Costs Brian M. Riedl Feb 5, 2007 5 min read report Farm Subsidies, Free Trade, and the Doha Round Feb 5, 2007 7 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Shows Entitlement Spending Imperiling Deficit Reducti... Brian M. Riedl Jan 24, 2007 4 min read report State of the Union 2007: Fiscal Policy Challenges for Today and Tomorrow Alison Acosta Fraser Jan 23, 2007 2 min read report Bush's Call For Fiscal Restraint: Entitlement Control is the Key Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jan 5, 2007 3 min read report Memo to the New Congressional Leadership: How to Improve Proposalsfor Congres... Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Jan 3, 2007 8 min read report Memo to Speaker Pelosi: How to Make PAYGO Discipline the Federal Budget Dec 19, 2006 6 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos