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 (68) commentary (12) Facet Content type report The Entitlement Problem The Heritage Foundation Jul 20, 2004 5 min read report How Uncurbed Entitlements Will Force Large Tax Increases Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jul 14, 2004 1 min read report What Is the Real Reason to Worry about the Deficit? Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jun 8, 2004 1 min read report How Washington Increased Spending by Nearly $800 Billion in Just Four Years Brian M. Riedl Sep 4, 2002 15 min read report Executive Summary: How Washington Increased Spending by Nearly $800 Billion i... Brian M. Riedl Sep 4, 2002 3 min read report How Farm Subsidies Became America's Largest Corporate Welfare Program Brian M. Riedl Feb 25, 2002 8 min read report The House Farm Bill: A Step Backwards in Agricultural Policy John E. Frydenlund Oct 22, 2001 4 min read report Executive Summary: Crafting a Responsible Budget: The Agriculture Appropriation May 21, 1999 2 min read Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos