Government Spending
US public debt levels now exceed the size of the entire economy and are set to double by mid-century. Recent government spending has helped generate the largest surge in inflation in more than four decades. By showing that this surge will continue as long as policymakers fail to recognize its fiscal roots, Mercatus research endeavors to reignite and inform public debates on fiscal sustainability and entitlement reform.
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Will California Hobble the US Railroad Industry? | Creators Syndicate
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The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program Should End | National Review
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Is America’s Deficit Due To Under-taxing or Overspending? | Lars Larson Show
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Inflation, Taxes and Uncontrolled Spending | CBS Radio
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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Are We in Danger of Even Worse Inflation as We Come up on Tax Day? | Lars Larson Show
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
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Inflation: The Federal Reserve Can’t Do It Alone | National Review
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Secretary Yellen Should Talk to the White House Economists | National Review
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The Senate Budget Committee Should Focus on Budget Hearings | National Review
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Picking the Wrong Fights | The Budget Process at 50
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The Biden Admin and Sec. Yellen’s Handling of the US Economy | WCBM radio’s “The Morning Drive with Casey and Elliott”
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Federal Subsidies To Revive Manufacturing Are Ineffective Welfare for the Already Prosperous | CBS Radio
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Industrial Policy in the Form of Corporate Welfare Isn’t Going To Improve Our Economy | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
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Changes To Measuring Inflation Rate | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson with Chris DeSimone”
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The Plan That Can End All Freight Trains by 2035 | CBS Radio
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Will California Hobble the US Railroad Industry? | Creators Syndicate
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The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program Should End | National Review
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DoD vs. Congressional Budgeting | The Budget Process at 50
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Stop the 'Emergency Spending' Charade Already | Creators Syndicate
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Is America’s Deficit Due To Under-taxing or Overspending? | Lars Larson Show
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Inflation, Taxes and Uncontrolled Spending | CBS Radio
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Tax Time Myths and Truths | Creators Syndicate
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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Are We in Danger of Even Worse Inflation as We Come up on Tax Day? | Lars Larson Show
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
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Inflation: The Federal Reserve Can’t Do It Alone | National Review
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Secretary Yellen Should Talk to the White House Economists | National Review
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The Senate Budget Committee Should Focus on Budget Hearings | National Review
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Picking the Wrong Fights | The Budget Process at 50
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The Biden Admin and Sec. Yellen’s Handling of the US Economy | WCBM radio’s “The Morning Drive with Casey and Elliott”
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Federal Subsidies To Revive Manufacturing Are Ineffective Welfare for the Already Prosperous | CBS Radio
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Industrial Policy in the Form of Corporate Welfare Isn’t Going To Improve Our Economy | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
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