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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CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook: Congress Must Act Patrick Louis Knudsen

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How, and Why, The Values Bus Rolls Alison Acosta Fraser

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President Obama’s 2013 Budget Delivers Tax Hikes, More Spending, More Debt

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CBO Baseline: A Few Quirks Do Not Distract from a Dismal Picture J.D. Foster, Ph.D.

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Spending Goals for Congress and the President Patrick Louis Knudsen

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Rachel Greszler

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Richard Stern

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