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 (14) report (26) Facet Content type Commentary Elephants in the Room: Of Course the Pentagon Cuts are About Budget Pressure Jim Talent Apr 23, 2009 6 min read Commentary Nothing Stimulating about Defense?: On the Cutting Room Floor Jim Talent Apr 16, 2009 6 min read Commentary Obama's Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Defense Budget James Jay Carafano Apr 14, 2009 3 min read Commentary Why Spending Stimulus Plans Fail Brian M. Riedl Nov 19, 2008 3 min read report Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth Brian M. Riedl Nov 12, 2008 14 min read report CBO Confirms: Long-Run Fiscal Outlook Remains Grim J.D. Foster, Ph.D. Dec 17, 2007 7 min read report A Modest Proposal: How to Offset More than Half of the President's Tax Cut Brian M. Riedl Apr 9, 2003 7 min read report CBO Estimates Spending Weakens Effects of Pro-Growth Tax Relief Brian M. Riedl Mar 28, 2003 5 min read Related Issues Issue Taxes Issue Debt Related Videos Related Videos
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