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Research Papers
Government Spending
Why We Have Federal Deficits: An Updated Analysis
Charles Blahous
November 19, 2021
Expert Commentary
Entitlements
End Corporate Subsidy Skullduggery | The Detroit News
Michael D. Farren
November 10, 2021
Expert Commentary
Entitlements
Entitlement Cornucopia
National Review's "The Corner"
Veronique de Rugy
June 29, 2021
Expert Commentary
Taxes
Expanding the Child Tax Credit Ignores Historical Precedent
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Veronique de Rugy
May 27, 2021

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Government Spending
The Economics of Medicaid: Assessing the Costs and Consequences
Joseph Antos, Charles Blahous, James C. Capretta, Robert Graboyes, Jason J. Fichtner, June O’Neill , Nina Owcharenko , Thomas P. Miller, Darcy N. Bryan, MD
April 8, 2014
Books
Government Spending
Book Chapter: The 4% Solution
Charles Blahous, Jason J. Fichtner
July 2, 2012
The Bush Institute

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Government Spending
Veronique de Rugy on The John Batchelor Show - Romney's Family Security Act
February 18, 2021
Mercatus Original Podcast
Ideas of India
Ideas of India: Democracy, Deliberation, and Development
Discourse Magazine Podcast
October 29, 2020
Mercatus Original Podcast
Government Spending
Does Federal Debt Hurt the Economy More Than We Thought?
April 30, 2019
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Kentucky's Medicaid Expansion under ACA Could Soon Change
Brian Blase
January 7, 2017

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A New Era of Reform: Health Care Policy Solutions for 2017 and Beyond
Brian Blase, Jason J. Fichtner
2016
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Health Care Bootcamp: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System
Brian Blase, Megan McArdle
2016
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Government Spending
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Jason J. Fichtner
2015
Jun
10
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Jason J. Fichtner
2015
Jun
09