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) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (128) report (22) Facet Content type report CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook: Congress Must Act Patrick Louis Knudsen Jun 5, 2012 5 min read report President Obama’s Budget: What to Watch For Patrick Louis Knudsen Feb 9, 2012 5 min read report FY 2012 Spending Blows Through Cap, CBO Shows Patrick Louis Knudsen Feb 8, 2012 3 min read report CBO Baseline: A Few Quirks Do Not Distract from a Dismal Picture J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Feb 1, 2012 5 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Reveals Permanent Trillion-Dollar Deficits Brian M. Riedl Jan 26, 2011 6 min read report How to Cut $343 Billion from the Federal Budget Brian M. Riedl Oct 28, 2010 14 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Shows that Soaring Spending—Not Falling Revenues—Risk... Brian M. Riedl Aug 19, 2010 5 min read report Stimulus Jobs Count: CBO Admits It Ignored the Economy’s Actual Performance Brian M. Riedl Mar 23, 2010 3 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos
