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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Obama Budget Raises Taxes and Doubles the National Debt Brian M. Riedl

Mar 9, 2010 16 min read

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Obama Misdiagnoses Source of Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Feb 16, 2010 3 min read

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Does Creating Jobs Have to Cost Money? Michael Novak

Dec 11, 2009 9 min read

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The Spending, Deficit, and Debt Control Act Would Help Congress Rein in Spend... Brian M. Riedl

Oct 30, 2009 6 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers 2009 Brian M. Riedl

Jul 27, 2009 1 min read

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

Jan 13, 2009 10 min read

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

Jan 7, 2009 5 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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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD

Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

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