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

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Funding Leftism: The Biden’s Administration’s Bureaucratic Radicalism

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David Ditch

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Stimulus Jobs Count: CBO Admits It Ignored the Economy’s Actual Performance Brian M. Riedl

Mar 23, 2010 3 min read

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No-Cost Stimulus Would Spur Business Hiring and Create Jobs James Sherk

Feb 18, 2010 6 min read

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Will Obama Choose Fiscal Responsibility or Gimmicks? Brian M. Riedl

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Why the Stimulus Failed to Create Jobs Brian M. Riedl

Dec 12, 2009 3 min read

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Congressional Spenders Ignore Deepening Government Waste Brian M. Riedl

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New Priorities Require New Budget Process Brian M. Riedl

Nov 6, 2009 3 min read

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Massive Debt to Drive U.S. Decline Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Oct 30, 2009 3 min read

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50 Examples of Government Waste Brian M. Riedl

Oct 6, 2009 9 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Richard Stern

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