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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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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Industrial Policy and Electoral Politics | National Review
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An Alternative To Doing Nothing About Foreign Subsidies | National Review
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The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too | Reason
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Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Ways of Funding Government | The Budget Process at 50
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How Middle Class Shoulders Bear the Burden of Corporate Tax Hikes | KABC radio’s “Mottek on Money”
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The Middle Class Bears the Burden of Biden’s Corporate Tax Hike | KCOL radio’s “The Jimmy Lakey Show”
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Reaction to PPI, Rate Cuts, and Inflation | CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
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Biden's Corporate Tax Hike: Populism Versus Economic Literacy | CBS Radio
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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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How Do We Evaluate Shutdown Costs? | The Budget Process at 50
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Get Ready for Massive Budget Fights | National Review
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Capping Credit Card Fees Is Dangerous | Freedom Works Radio
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Taxes the Right Way and Spending Cuts the Right Way | CBS Radio
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A New Fiscal Commission Must Heed the Lesson of ‘97 | Creators Syndicate
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State of the Union Address vs. Economic Reality | National Review’s “The Corner”
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Should Your Bank’s Overdraft Protection Be Considered a Junk Fee? | Lars Larson ShowLars Larson Show
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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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Industrial Policy and Electoral Politics | National Review
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An Alternative To Doing Nothing About Foreign Subsidies | National Review
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The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too | Reason
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Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Ways of Funding Government | The Budget Process at 50
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How Middle Class Shoulders Bear the Burden of Corporate Tax Hikes | KABC radio’s “Mottek on Money”
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The Middle Class Bears the Burden of Biden’s Corporate Tax Hike | KCOL radio’s “The Jimmy Lakey Show”
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Reaction to PPI, Rate Cuts, and Inflation | CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
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Biden's Corporate Tax Hike: Populism Versus Economic Literacy | CBS Radio
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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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How Do We Evaluate Shutdown Costs? | The Budget Process at 50
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Get Ready for Massive Budget Fights | National Review
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Capping Credit Card Fees Is Dangerous | Freedom Works Radio
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Taxes the Right Way and Spending Cuts the Right Way | CBS Radio
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A New Fiscal Commission Must Heed the Lesson of ‘97 | Creators Syndicate
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State of the Union Address vs. Economic Reality | National Review’s “The Corner”
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Should Your Bank’s Overdraft Protection Be Considered a Junk Fee? | Lars Larson ShowLars Larson Show
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Revisiting the Proposal for a Wealth Tax
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Cutting Red Tape to Cut the Deficit
An Innovative Approach to Balancing the Budget
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Higher Education and the School-Work Mismatch in an Evolving Labor Market
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The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy
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Are Fiscal Rules an Effective Restraint on Government Debt?
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Understanding the Federal Reserve
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New Evidence on Debt as an Obstacle to US Economic Growth
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How Reliable Is Modern Monetary Theory as a Guide to Policy?
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CBO Offers Many Options to Reduce the Federal Deficit
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The End of Policymaking and the Rise of Mandatory Spending
A Fiscal Dilemma
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The Cost of a 70 Percent Marginal Tax Rate
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Income Inequality in the United States
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Averting the Multiemployer Pension Solvency Crisis
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Ex-Im Bank's Lack of Transparency
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Social Security Can’t Afford Paid Family Leave
Funneling general funds through Social Security to pay for family leave benefits would cost $14 billion each year to cover only half of parents
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Ex-Im: Still "Boeing's Bank"
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Export-Import Bank Support Does Not Affect Majority of US Exports
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Fixing American Infrastructure
Unleash Market Forces and Promote Devolution
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The Costs of a National Single-Payer Healthcare System
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The Employer Penalty, Voluntary Compliance, and the Size Distribution of Firms
Evidence from a Survey of Small Businesses
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State of the Union Address vs. Economic Reality | National Review’s “The Corner”
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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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The Power of Symbolism | The Budget Process at 50
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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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Biden's Super Bowl Shrinkflation Blame Game | Creators Syndicate
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Ignore Consumers at Your Own Risk | National Review
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Questions for the CBO Director | National Review
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More on Interest Payments on the Debt | National Review
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Red Ink as Far as the Eye Can See | National Review
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The CFPB Is Putting Our Banking Arrangements at Risk | Creator Syndicate
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$10 Trillion in U.S. Government Bonds for Sale in 2024 | National Review
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Improving CBO Projections | The Budget Process at 50
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Don’t Gut Private Savings to Save Social Security | National Review
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Why Keep Worrying About Debt? Speculation Versus Reality | Creators Syndicate
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About the CTC Disincentive To Work | National Review
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Mercatus Welcomes Jeremy Horpedahl as a Visiting Scholar
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