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 budget (387) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (30) report (76) Facet Content type report Medicare and Social Security: The Challenge of Giant EntitlementCosts Mar 25, 2008 6 min read report A Guide to Fixing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Brian M. Riedl Mar 11, 2008 17 min read report Federal Spending By the Numbers 2008 Brian M. Riedl Feb 25, 2008 1 min read report Congress Must Pull the Trigger to Contain Medicare Spending Feb 4, 2008 8 min read report Omnibusted: The Top 10 Worst Problems with the Omnibus Spending Bill Nicola Moore Dec 21, 2007 6 min read report CBO Confirms: Long-Run Fiscal Outlook Remains Grim J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Dec 17, 2007 7 min read report Omnibus Spending Bill Busts the Budget to Pay for Pork Brian M. Riedl Dec 17, 2007 5 min read report Watch Out for Budget Gimmicks in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill Ernest Istook Dec 14, 2007 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos
