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 COMMENTARY How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis Dec 5, 2025 3 min read Author E.J. Antoni, PhD Read the article COMMENTARY How to Modernize America’s Air Traffic Control Dec 4, 2025 3 min read Author Diana Furchtgott-Roth Read the article Refine by Keyword budget (387) Congress (128) (-) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (115) report (118) Facet Content type report Budget Cuts Would Not Harm the Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Feb 14, 2013 5 min read report A New, Extra-Extraordinary Debt-Ceiling Tool J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Jan 3, 2013 3 min read report $150 Billion in Spending Cuts to Offset Defense Sequestration Patrick Louis Knudsen Nov 15, 2012 12 min read report Fiscal Cliff: What Congress Should Do Patrick Louis Knudsen Nov 14, 2012 5 min read report Bernanke’s Quantitative Easing: Wrong Medicine for an Ailing Economy J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Sep 13, 2012 4 min read report FY 2013 Continuing Resolution: Spends Every Dollar and More Patrick Louis Knudsen Sep 12, 2012 5 min read report What Debt Crisis? A Default Primer for Governments Salim Furth, Ph.D. Jul 24, 2012 12 min read report Federal Budget: Congress Should Uphold House Appropriations Spending Limits Patrick Louis Knudsen Jun 27, 2012 4 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos