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) spending (148) Congress (128) Wasteful Government Spending (128) (-) federal spending (204) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type report (118) commentary (115) Facet Content type report Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth Brian M. Riedl Nov 12, 2008 14 min read report Obama's and McCain's Budget Proposals Lack Detail Brian M. Riedl Oct 15, 2008 6 min read report New CBO Budget Baseline Shows Entitlements Driving Budget Deficits Higher Brian M. Riedl Sep 10, 2008 5 min read report Federal Funds and State Fiscal Independence Sven R. Larson May 15, 2008 10 min read report More Transportation Spending: False Promises of Prosperity and JobCreation Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. Apr 2, 2008 23 min read report A Guide to Fixing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Brian M. Riedl Mar 11, 2008 17 min read report CBO Confirms: Long-Run Fiscal Outlook Remains Grim J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Dec 17, 2007 7 min read report The Democratic Congress's 2008 Budget: A Tax and Spending Spree Brian M. Riedl Oct 30, 2007 15 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos