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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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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Statement of Charles P. Blahous Before the Social Security Subcommittee of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee
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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”
Latest work in Government Spending
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Child Savings Accounts Are Not the Best Way to Help Low-Income Families Save
US Senate Committee on Finance | Child Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Advantaged Accounts Benefiting American Children
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Price Controls Have Never Worked Except To Create Shortages and Chaos | CBS Radio
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Why No Politician Can 'Fix' Prices (and Why That's OK) | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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CA Climate Regs on Trains and the Risks to US Rail Industry | KCOL Radio’s “The Lakey Effect” with Jimmy Lakey
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The “Most Pro-union Administration Ever” | CBS Radio
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Is the Union Resurgence Real? Does It Matter for Workers? | CBS Radio
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Is the Union Resurgence Real? Does It Matter for Workers? | Creators Syndicate
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Will California Hobble the US Railroad Industry? | Creators Syndicate
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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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The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset
Statement of Charles P. Blahous Before the Social Security Subcommittee of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee
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