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

Sep 21, 2023 Over an hour read

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

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David Ditch

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Nuclear Modernization Is Our Top Defense Priority Patty-Jane Geller

Mar 25, 2021 4 min read

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Biden Revives a Failed Defense Recipe Frederico Bartels

Mar 24, 2021 3 min read

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Waiving PAYGO on $1.9T “Stimulus” Is Reckless. There Are Better Ways to Go. Matthew D. Dickerson

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Biden’s Obamacare Expansion: A Costly Solution in Search of a Problem Doug Badger

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Congress Must Confront Overspending, CBO Report Confirms Matthew D. Dickerson

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We Can’t Just Focus on Public Health. Fiscal Health Is Also Vital to Our Nati... Anthony B. Kim

Feb 11, 2021 2 min read

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How Arms Controllers Would Reach a Budget Agreement Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.

Aug 27, 2012 25 min read

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What Debt Crisis? A Default Primer for Governments Salim Furth, Ph.D.

Jul 24, 2012 12 min read

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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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