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

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David Ditch

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Nattering Neocons of Negativity Robert B. Bluey

Aug 29, 2023 9 min read

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Sanders’ Defense Numbers Don’t Reflect Reality, or His Own Expectations of th... Wilson Beaver

Aug 28, 2023 3 min read

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Why Care About “Appropriations”?

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How To Cut the Pentagon Budget Without Gutting Defense Wilson Beaver

Aug 2, 2023 4 min read

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House Spending Bills Have Welcome Cuts but Still Leave Billions on the Table David Ditch

Aug 1, 2023 5 min read

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House Republicans Are Drawing a Bright Line on U.N. Reform Brett D. Schaefer

Jul 27, 2023 6 min read

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4 Images Reveal How Congress Is Committing an $11 Billion Fraud on American P... David Ditch

Jul 26, 2023 4 min read

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How Bidenomics Is Quietly Robbing You Blind EJ Antoni

Jul 24, 2023 2 min read

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Rachel Greszler

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Richard Stern

Acting Director, Roe Institute and Director, Hermann Center

Budget and Spending