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

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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Federal Spending by the Numbers 2009 Brian M. Riedl

Jul 27, 2009 1 min read

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Economic Commission: Right Idea, Wrong Method David M. Mason

Mar 6, 2009 2 min read

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Thousands of Earmarks in Omnibus Bill Brian Darling

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How to Reform Entitlement Spending: A Memo to President-elect Obama

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CBO Budget Baseline Shows Historic Surge in Spending and Debt Brian M. Riedl

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The House Budget's $3,000-per-Household Tax Increase Brian M. Riedl

Mar 10, 2008 6 min read

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CBO Confirms: Long-Run Fiscal Outlook Remains Grim J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Dec 17, 2007 7 min read

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Democrats wake up to being the party of the rich Michael Franc

Nov 6, 2007 2 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Parker Sheppard, PhD

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Richard Stern

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