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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The Fourteenth Amendment Is No Blank Check for Debt Increases Andrew M. Grossman

Jul 11, 2011 8 min read

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Balancing the Budget Without Tax Hikes J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

May 25, 2011 2 min read

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Ten Myths of Ryan’s House Budget Plan

May 13, 2011 7 min read

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Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, a...

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Don’t Raise the Debt Limit Without Getting Spending Under Control Brett D. Schaefer

Apr 21, 2011 18 min read

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Department of Energy Spending Cuts: A Guide to Trimming President Obama’s 201... Nicolas Loris

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Where Your Taxes Will Go in 2011 Brian M. Riedl

Apr 14, 2011 2 min read

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It’s About the Numbers, Not the Ideology Jim Talent

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Rachel Greszler

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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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