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

Author

David Ditch

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Commentary

Biden Buries Bad News of a Bloated, Reckless Budget Matthew D. Dickerson

Jun 2, 2021 5 min read

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CBO Has Made Important Progress in Transparency, but Additional Steps Are Needed Matthew D. Dickerson

Apr 27, 2021 4 min read

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Federal Spending Alone Can’t Buy Energy Innovation Katie Tubb

Apr 14, 2021 4 min read

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Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Is Another Unaffordable Gift to the Education... Lindsey M. Burke, PhD

Apr 1, 2021 3 min read

Commentary

Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle David Ditch

Mar 18, 2021 4 min read

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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Richard Stern

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