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

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

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David Ditch

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Obama's Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Defense Budget James Jay Carafano

Apr 14, 2009 3 min read

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Slow Down Rush To Cut Mackenzie Eaglen

Apr 7, 2009 3 min read

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Even Drunken Sailors Have a Credit Limit Brian Darling

Apr 6, 2009 4 min read

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House Republican Budget Would Confront Hard Choices and Rein in Budget Deficits Brian M. Riedl

Apr 1, 2009 5 min read

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House and Senate Republicans Working on 'Bolder, Clear' Budget Brian Darling

Mar 17, 2009 3 min read

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The Obama Budget: Spending, Taxes, and Doubling the National Debt Brian M. Riedl

Mar 16, 2009 13 min read

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Obama Jobs Deficit Grows: 651,000 Reasons to Cut Tax Rates J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

Mar 16, 2009 2 min read

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Sleeping Blue Dogs Ernest Istook

Mar 12, 2009 4 min read

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Richard Stern

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