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

Apr 18, 2024 30 min read

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David Ditch

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

Feb 23, 2021 3 min read

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The Fiscal Calm Before the Storm Frederico Bartels

Oct 29, 2018 4 min read

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Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: Starting the New Year with Bloated Deficit Spending

Jan 4, 2013 4 min read

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Deficit Reduction Requires Major Entitlement Reform Brian M. Riedl

May 18, 2011 2 min read

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Obama's 2012 Budget Offers More Gimmicks, Not Reform Brian M. Riedl

Mar 9, 2011 9 min read

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Rand Paul's Budget Brian Darling

Jan 31, 2011 3 min read

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Slay the Beast: How You Can Save Us from the Massive Debt

Sep 28, 2010 18 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

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