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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Biden's Corporate Tax Hike: Populism Versus Economic Literacy | Creators Syndicate
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Get Ready for Massive Budget Fights | National Review
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The Public Perception of Suffocating Inflation Is Not Wrong | CBS Radio
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Americans Can Tell the Difference Between Rosy Economic Data and Reality | Creators Syndicate
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Both Presidential Candidates Say No to Ally Japan’s Money for US Steel | CBS Radio
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US Steel-Nippon Steel: A Global Deal for American Prosperity | Creators Syndicate
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Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Ways of Funding Government | The Budget Process at 50
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Biden's Corporate Tax Hike: Populism Versus Economic Literacy | Creators Syndicate
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The Price of Budgetary Uncertainty, Part 1: The Fiscal Pain of Shutdowns | The Budget Process at 50
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Get Ready for Massive Budget Fights | National Review
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A New Fiscal Commission Must Heed the Lesson of ‘97 | Creators Syndicate
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Has Bidenomics Worked? It’s Too Soon to Say | Bloomberg Opinion
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Nostalgia Versus Numbers: Challenging America's Economic Pessimism | Creators Syndicate
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Nostalgia Versus Numbers: Challenging America's Economic Pessimism | Creators Syndicate
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Is Another Child Tax Credit Expansion Really the Best Way To Help Families? | Creators Syndicate
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Deregulation vs. Subsidies | National Review
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Ignore Consumers at Your Own Risk | National Review
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Don’t Gut Private Savings to Save Social Security | National Review
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About the CTC Disincentive To Work | National Review
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