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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BACKGROUNDER

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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Nothing Is More Emblematic of the “Swamp” Than Earmarks Matthew D. Dickerson

Apr 9, 2021 2 min read

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

Mar 15, 2021 4 min read

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Excessive Government Spending Threatens American Prosperity

Mar 8, 2021 3 min read

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

Feb 12, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Ignoring the Debt Will Come Back to Bite Us

Aug 14, 2019 5 min read

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Trump Is Cracking Down on Wasted Time and Money at the VA Rachel Greszler

Nov 13, 2018 3 min read

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"Minibus" Bills Miss Opportunity to Cut Spending and Regulations Katie Tubb

Sep 19, 2018 3 min read

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Two Ways to Reduce LAUSD’s Budget Shortfall Jonathan Butcher

Sep 13, 2018 2 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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Rachel Greszler

Senior Research Fellow, Roe Institute

Parker Sheppard, PhD

Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

Budget and Spending