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) Congress (128) federal spending (204) spending (148) Wasteful Government Spending (128) Facet Keywords - Faceted Refine by Content Type commentary (18) report (80) Facet Content type report State of the Union 2006: The President's Call For Spending Restraint Brian M. Riedl Jan 31, 2006 2 min read report Senate Leader Defends Spending Spree Rather Than Enacting Reforms Brian M. Riedl Oct 19, 2005 5 min read report Federal Spending: By the Numbers Brian M. Riedl Oct 11, 2005 1 min read report Walker's Warning: Nation's Top Accountant Worried About FinancialFuture Alison Acosta Fraser Dec 21, 2004 4 min read report The Taxpayers Bill of Rights The Heritage Foundation Aug 9, 2004 8 min read report The Entitlement Problem The Heritage Foundation Jul 20, 2004 5 min read report How Uncurbed Entitlements Will Force Large Tax Increases Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jul 14, 2004 1 min read report What Is the Real Reason to Worry about the Deficit? Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Jun 8, 2004 1 min read See More on Budget and Spending Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos