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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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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Changes in How We Compute Inflation | KABC radio’s “The Frank Mottek News Hour”
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Washington's 'Job Creation' Circus Is Hitting the Road | Creators Syndicate
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Industrial Policy ‘Done Right’ Won’t Fix What Ails the US | National Review
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The Price of Budgetary Uncertainty, Part 2: The Economic Pain | The Budget Process at 50
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Even Though the Economy Is Supposed To Be Doing Well, Why Are Americans So Upset? | Lars Larson Show
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The Millennials Feel Poor and Are the Richest | CBS Radio
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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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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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The Middle Class Bears the Burden of Biden’s Corporate Tax Hike | KCOL radio’s “The Jimmy Lakey Show”
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