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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BACKGROUNDER

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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Commentary

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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Excessive Government Spending Threatens American Prosperity

Mar 8, 2021 3 min read

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Congress Must Confront Overspending, CBO Report Confirms Matthew D. Dickerson

Feb 12, 2021 3 min read

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Bring Back the Alternative Fiscal Scenario to Restore Fiscal Sanity

May 22, 2018 3 min read

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New CBO Report Shows Spending on Abysmal Path

Apr 10, 2018 4 min read

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Trumponomics 101: Good Riddance to Eight Years of Obama Budget Chaos Romina Boccia

Mar 6, 2017 3 min read

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Improving Accuracy in Congressional Scorekeeping Romina Boccia

Sep 8, 2016 7 min read

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CBO Should Update Its Methodology Before Dynamically Scoring Spending Bills Curtis S. Dubay

Mar 5, 2015 5 min read

Experts on Budget and Spending

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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

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

Budget and Spending