Spending, Deficits, & Debt

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Charles Blahous
J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair
Antony Davies
Senior Affiliated Scholar
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
Jason J. Fichtner
Former Senior Research Fellow

Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Green New Deal's Plan For Planes, Trains, And Automobiles Won't Work
Forbes
Adam Millsap
February 14, 2019
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
CBO Offers Many Options to Reduce the Federal Deficit
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 13, 2019
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Trump shutdown: A $5.7 billion wall downpayment cost $130 billion and we still don't have it
USA Today
Bruce Yandle
January 25, 2019
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
...and Bad News
Reason
Veronique de Rugy
December 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
The National Debt Wasn't a Big Issue This Midterm Election, but It's Still a Big Problem
USA Today
Bruce Yandle
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
Spending and Budget Reform
Thinking Broadly About Parental Leave Policy
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
October 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Bad Bills Come from Those Who Wait
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
October 9, 2018
Expert Commentary
Taxes
Universal Savings Accounts a Silver Lining in Tax Reform
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
September 17, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Export-Import Bank Support Does Not Affect Majority of US Exports
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
August 23, 2018
Expert Commentary
Taxes
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
August 13, 2018

Working Papers
Government Spending
Saving Social Security Disability Insurance
Jason J. Fichtner, Jason S. Seligman
June 8, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Changes in Revenue, Outlay, and Deficit Projections
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
June 5, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
How Many Workers Pay the Benefits of Each Social Security Retiree?
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
April 26, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
CBO Projections Reveal the Extent of the United States’ Mandatory Spending Problem
Veronique de Rugy, Jack Salmon
April 20, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Restraining Spending Is Key to Balancing the Federal Budget
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
April 6, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Federal Spending in Perspective, Part 2
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 28, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Rising Interest Rates Would Explode the Federal Debt
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 26, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Federal Spending in Perspective, Part 1
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 15, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Per Capita Federal Spending Continues to Grow
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 12, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Entitlement Spending Explodes
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
January 31, 2018

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Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Per Capita Federal Spending Continues to Grow
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
February 12, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Entitlement Spending Explodes
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
January 31, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
How Much Federal Spending Can the Rich Buy Us?
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
January 26, 2018
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Increased Federal Funding for Higher Education Produces Adverse Effects
Mark J. Warshawsky
April 6, 2017
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Debt and Deficit under Obama Administration
Veronique de Rugy
December 8, 2016
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
At 2 Percent Growth Rate, It Would Take 35 Years to Double the Size of the US Economy
William Beach, Veronique de Rugy
September 26, 2016
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Tracing the Roots of Today’s Fiscal Policy
Peter T. Calcagno, Edward Lopez
July 19, 2016
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
The Congressional Budget Office’s Latest Forecast: More Spending and Debt
Veronique de Rugy
February 9, 2016
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Federal Spending in Perspective: The Powerball Jackpot
Veronique de Rugy
February 4, 2016
Data Visualizations
Government Spending
Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Christmas Gift to Special Interests
Veronique de Rugy
December 29, 2015

State Testimony
State and Local Budget Reform
Performance Based Budgeting
Maurice P. McTigue
May 4, 2011
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
Debt And Deficits: The Symptoms, Not The Disease
Veronique de Rugy
March 30, 2011
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
Wasteful Spending Does Not Stop at Earmarks and Overpayments
Veronique de Rugy
February 17, 2011
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
State and Municipal Debt: The Coming Crisis?
Eileen Norcross
February 9, 2011
Federal Testimony
Regulation
Competition, Consumer Welfare and State Alcohol Regulation
Jerry Ellig
September 29, 2010
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Update
Veronique de Rugy
July 14, 2010
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
The Nation's Mid and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
Veronique de Rugy
June 30, 2010
Federal Testimony
Government Spending
Oversight of Federal Financial Management
Veronique de Rugy
April 14, 2010
Federal Testimony
Regulation
The Resilient Homeland: How DHS Intelligence Should Empower America to Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks
May 15, 2008

Expert Commentary
Government Spending
The National Debt Wasn't a Big Issue This Midterm Election, but It's Still a Big Problem
USA Today
Bruce Yandle
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
Spending and Budget Reform
Thinking Broadly About Parental Leave Policy
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
October 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Bad Bills Come from Those Who Wait
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
October 9, 2018
Expert Commentary
Taxes
Universal Savings Accounts a Silver Lining in Tax Reform
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
September 17, 2018
Expert Commentary
Taxes
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
August 13, 2018
Expert Commentary
Healthcare
Even Doubling Taxes Wouldn’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’
Wall Street Journal
Charles Blahous
August 8, 2018
Expert Commentary
Social Security Administration
Don’t Use Social Security Money to Finance Paid Parental Leave
Economics21
Charles Blahous
July 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Why Pass $1.3 Trillion Budget Bills That No One Has Read?
Newsday
Bruce Yandle
April 4, 2018
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Pathway to Economic Growth Series: Avoiding Policies that Undercut Economic Gains with Uncertainty
March 1, 2018
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Trump Embarks on a Gigantic Fiscal Experiment
Bloomberg
Tyler Cowen, Noah Smith
February 22, 2018

Government Spending
ACA Medicaid Expansion Enrollees 49% More Expensive Than Projected
Brian Blase
August 25, 2016
TV Appearance
Government Spending
Brian Blase Appeared on CNBC to Discuss Aetna Pulling Back from ACA Markets
Brian Blase
August 16, 2016
Testimony
Government Spending
Veronique de Rugy Testifies on Federal Spending and the Debt Limit
Veronique de Rugy
February 2, 2016
Radio Appearance
Government Spending
Charles Blahous Discusses the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Deficit on The John Batchelor Show
July 10, 2015

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Event Video
Government Spending
Sustaining Surface Transportation: The Highway Trust Fund and Ideas for Reform
Tracy C. Miller
June 23, 2015
Event Video
Government Spending
Fundamentals of Budget Process
David M. Primo
February 19, 2015
TV Appearance
Government Spending
Jason Fichtner Discusses Cutting Spending and Controlling Government Waste on C-SPAN
Jason J. Fichtner
January 13, 2015
Radio Appearance
Government Spending
Veronique de Rugy Discusses the CBO Report on the John Batchelor Show
September 2, 2014

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TV Appearance
Government Spending
Veronique De Rugy Discusses the Significance of Debt on the Ed Morrissey Show
Veronique de Rugy
April 8, 2014
Event Video
Government Spending
Cutting Spending in the US: Can It Be Done?
David R. Henderson
February 18, 2014

12:00pm – 2:00pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
How Can the Tax Code be Reformed to Promote Economic Growth and Sufficient Revenue?
Jason J. Fichtner, Bruce Yandle
2011
Sep
29
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
Practical Lessons in Budget Reform
Matthew D. Mitchell
2011
Sep
16
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Government Spending
Invite Only
Chicago, IL Supporter and Friend Lunch
2011
Sep
13
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Urban Economics
How Tax and Expenditure Limitations Affect State Budgets
2011
Mar
18
George Mason University, Arlington Campus, Hazel Hall 332 3301 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
Tracking the Stimulus
2009
Jul
23
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
Stimulating Accountability
Jerry Brito, Jerry Ellig, Maurice P. McTigue
2009
Mar
17
Rayburn House Office Building B-340
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
Where Are Our Cars Produced? The Auto Industry and Its Changing Geography
2009
Feb
19
B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Government Spending
Economic Opportunity at Home and Abroad: Scholarly Lessons in Economic Development
Karol Boudreaux, Eileen Norcross, Daniel M. Rothschild
2009
Jan
15
B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Regulation
Securing the Homeland: Building A Framework for Evaluating Counterterrorism Regulations
2006
Sep
08
Mercatus Events
Regulation
What's Up At The Pump: Understanding Gasoline Markets
2003
Nov
07