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 COMMENTARY How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis Dec 5, 2025 3 min read Author E.J. Antoni, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY How to Modernize America’s Air Traffic Control Dec 4, 2025 3 min read Author Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read the article Refine by Keyword budget (387) federal spending (204) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (128) report (22) Facet Content type report Improving Accuracy in Congressional Scorekeeping Romina Boccia Sep 8, 2016 7 min read report CBO Should Update Its Methodology Before Dynamically Scoring Spending Bills Curtis S. Dubay Mar 5, 2015 5 min read report CBO Should Measure Long-Term Obligations and Policy Impact Salim Furth, Ph.D. Aug 13, 2013 3 min read report Budget Cuts Would Not Harm the Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Feb 14, 2013 5 min read report Questions Raised by the CBO Report Salim Furth, Ph.D. Feb 5, 2013 4 min read report Obama Could Prevent a Made-in-Washington Recession J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Sep 26, 2012 4 min read report FY 2013 Continuing Resolution: Spends Every Dollar and More Patrick Louis Knudsen Sep 12, 2012 5 min read report CBO Report Echoes Trustees on Medicare, Social Security Romina Boccia Jun 14, 2012 4 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos
