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) federal spending (204) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type report (82) commentary (18) Facet Content type report CBO Should Update Its Methodology Before Dynamically Scoring Spending Bills Curtis S. Dubay Mar 5, 2015 5 min read report Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2014: Government Spending Trends in Graphics... Romina Boccia Dec 8, 2014 20 min read report Federal Spending by the Numbers, 2013: Government Spending Trends in Graphics... Aug 20, 2013 22 min read report CBO Should Measure Long-Term Obligations and Policy Impact Salim Furth, Ph.D. Aug 13, 2013 3 min read report Budget Cuts Would Not Harm the Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Feb 14, 2013 5 min read report Questions Raised by the CBO Report Salim Furth, Ph.D. Feb 5, 2013 4 min read report U.S. Government Increases National Debt—and Keeps 128 Million People on Gover... Jan 8, 2013 7 min read report Saving the American Dream: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond Dec 11, 2012 12 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos