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 report (55) commentary (27) Facet Content type report An Earmark by Any Other Name Is Still an Earmark Karen Campbell, Ph.D. Feb 3, 2009 4 min read report CBO Budget Baseline Shows Historic Surge in Spending and Debt Brian M. Riedl Jan 7, 2009 5 min read report Fulfilling Your Budget Reform Promise of a Net Spending Cut: A Memo to Presid... Dec 16, 2008 8 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Shows Entitlements Driving Budget Deficits Higher Brian M. Riedl Sep 10, 2008 5 min read report Obama to CBO Revenue Baseline: Nuts-and He's Right! J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Aug 11, 2008 4 min read report Fair Tax Policy Requires a Fair Revenue Baseline J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Mar 13, 2008 5 min read report Federal Spending By the Numbers 2008 Brian M. Riedl Feb 25, 2008 1 min read report Notes on the New 10-Year CBO Budget Baseline Brian M. Riedl Feb 4, 2008 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos