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) federal spending (204) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (20) report (14) Facet Content type report Don’t Raise the Debt Limit Without Getting Spending Under Control Brett D. Schaefer Apr 21, 2011 18 min read report Congress Has Time and Options on Debt Limit JD Foster Jan 27, 2011 17 min read report Entitlement Reform Should Precede Health Care Expansion James C. Capretta Dec 15, 2009 6 min read report Any Stimulus Legislation Must Include Budget Reforms to Address Long-Term Cha... Alison Acosta Fraser Jan 9, 2009 6 min read report No Taxpayer Bailout for the Earmarked Highway Bill Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Jul 22, 2008 2 min read report Pork-Barrel Spending: Republicans Win Transparency, but $23 Billion Slush Fun... Brian M. Riedl Jun 20, 2007 4 min read report The Congressional Earmark Moratorium: Will It Last the Year? Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Mar 15, 2007 20 min read report Congress Considers Costly Bailouts for Amtrak, Metro Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Sep 13, 2006 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos