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

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David Ditch

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Taming the Budget Tiger Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

May 23, 2017 2 min read

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Shunning the Shutdown Rachel Bovard

Apr 21, 2017 2 min read

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Debt Limit Calls for Congress, Trump to Fix the Budget

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Bring Back PART: The Case for Evidence-Based Fiscal Discipline David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.

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Causes of the Federal Government’s Unsustainable Spending Paul Winfree

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Analysis of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Oct 28, 2015 19 min read

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Blueprint for Congressional Fiscal Action in the Remainder of 2015

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A Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Step in the Right Direction David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.

Mar 9, 2015 2 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

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