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) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (38) report (26) Facet Content type report Emergency Spending: $333 Billion Tab Busted the Budget in 2008 Brian M. Riedl Nov 10, 2008 4 min read report Obama's and McCain's Budget Proposals Lack Detail Brian M. Riedl Oct 15, 2008 6 min read report Obama to CBO Revenue Baseline: Nuts-and He's Right! J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Aug 11, 2008 4 min read report War Funding Bill: PAYGO Awry, Surtaxing Toward GI Benefits J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Jun 5, 2008 5 min read report Fair Tax Policy Requires a Fair Revenue Baseline J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Mar 13, 2008 5 min read report Tax Hikes Hiding in Budget Resolutions' Treatment of AMT Patch J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Mar 11, 2008 5 min read report Watch Out for Budget Gimmicks in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill Ernest Istook Dec 14, 2007 3 min read report The Democratic Congress's 2008 Budget: A Tax and Spending Spree Brian M. Riedl Oct 30, 2007 15 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos