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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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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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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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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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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Federal Spending in Perspective, Part 1
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Per Capita Federal Spending Continues to Grow
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Declining Teen Employment
Minimum Wages, Other Explanations, and Implications for Human Capital Investment
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Supplemental Transition Accounts for Retirement
A Proposal to Increase Retirement Income Security and Reform Social Security
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Entitlement Spending Explodes
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How Much Federal Spending Can the Rich Buy Us?
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What Defines “the Rich”?
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Tracking the Top 10 Percent over Time
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The Federal Tax System Is More Progressive Than You Think
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Congress Rings in the New Year with a New Corporate Tax Cut
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Integrating Corporate Taxes: An Important Element of Tax Reform
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Who Is Not Paying the Income Tax?
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High Earners Pay the Bulk of Income Taxes
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Who Pays the Income Tax? Part 1
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Who Pays the Income Tax? Part 2
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High Global Corporate Taxes vs. Low Territorial Corporate Taxes
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Using Government Programs to Encourage Employment, Increase Earnings, and Grow the Economy
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America's High Corporate Income Tax Rate Harms Global Competitiveness
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Reforming Tax Preferences to Pay for Tax Reform
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Failure to Launch: The Institutional Defects of the Independent Payment Advisory Board
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Industrial Policy and the Administrative State | National Review
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Industrial Policy Isn’t the Way To Get a Manufacturing Boom | National Review
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Missing Workers: Seniors and Young People Without Children | National Review
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The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates | Reason
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The End of Policy-making | National Review
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Populist Politicians Aren't So Divided on Economic Issues, and That's Bad News | Creators Syndicate
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Three Economic Myths To Put To Rest This Year | Creators Syndicate
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Yellen’s Sleight of Hand to Vindicate Bidenomics | The Wall Street Journal
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Congress, Here are Two Bipartisan Gift Ideas for Our Children | Creators Syndicate
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Congress Will Need a New Idea in 2024. Will It Choose a Good One? | Creators Syndicate
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Your Ultimate Guide to the Next Tax and Spending Battle | National Review
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What Should Happen When Fuel-efficient Vehicles Take Over the Roads | Creators Syndicate
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More Debt Coming Our Way | National Review’s
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The Scale of Government’s Fiscal Sloppiness | National Review
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Inequality Follies | National Review
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A Few Fiscal Events We Should Worry About More | National Review
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America, France, and the Free Market | Creators Syndicate
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Congress Can Redeem Itself by Calling for Help | Creators Syndicate
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No Populists in Sight in the World of Politics | Creators Syndicate
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