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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Bidenomics Defined: What Every Voter Should Know E.J. Antoni, PhD

Dec 18, 2023 3 min read

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America Is Taking a High-Speed Train to Bankruptcy David Ditch

Dec 13, 2023 3 min read

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Fake “Emergency” Spending in Washington Winds Up Costing Us All David Ditch

Nov 14, 2023 2 min read

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What Jerry Seinfeld’s “Black Card” Can Teach Lawmakers About the Debt Limit Rachel Greszler

Jan 27, 2023 3 min read

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Unlike Biden’s, Heritage Foundation’s Budget Blueprint Charts Responsible Cou... Matthew D. Dickerson

Sep 7, 2022 4 min read

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No Reason To Get Panicky About Inflation … Yet Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 11, 2021 2 min read

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Government Price Controls for Health Care: A Deficit-Reduction Strategy to Avoid Kathryn Nix

Nov 30, 2011 16 min read

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Federal Spending by the Numbers 2010 Brian M. Riedl

Jun 1, 2010 13 min read

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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