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Books and Book Chapters

"Cutting Federal Spending," Chapter 4, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"The Defense Budget," Chapter 19, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Corporate Welfare and Earmarks," Chapter 26, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Downsizing the Federal Government , by Chris Edwards (November 2005).

"The Federal Budget," Chapter 9, Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th Edition (2005).

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Cato Studies

"Sinking SCHIP: A First Step toward Stopping the Growth of Government Health Programs," by Michael F. Cannon, Briefing Paper no. 99, September 13, 2007

"Federal Aid to the States: Historical Cause of Government Growth and Bureaucracy," by Chris Edwards, Policy Analysis no. 593, May 22, 2007

"The Perfect Firestorm: Bringing Forest Service Wildfire Costs under Control," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 591, April 30, 2007

"Has U.S. Income Inequality Really Increased?," by Alan Reynolds, Policy Analysis no. 586, January 8, 2007

"Budgeting in Neverland: Irrational Policymaking in the U.S. Congress and What Can Be Done about It," by James L. Payne, Policy Analysis no. 574, July 26, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"Will Federal Health Legislation Cause the Deficit to Soar?," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 58, November 2009. (PDF, 62Kb., 2 pp)

"Tax-Spend or Fiscal Illusion?," by Andrew T. Young, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Starve the Beast: A Further Examination," by Michael J. New, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Stop the War, Stop the Spending," by David Boaz, Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.

"Will Obama Raise Middle-Class Taxes to Fund Health Care?," by Michael D. Tanner and Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 57, June 2009. (PDF, 38kb., 2 pp)

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Opinion and Commentary

"Truly a Turkey," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, November 20, 2009

"The 'Stimulus' for Unemployment," by Alan Reynolds, New York Post, November 17, 2009

"Health Care: A Trillion(s)-Dollar Bill," by Michael D. Tanner, Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 15, 2009

"The Cost of Health Care Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, TownHall.com, November 7, 2009

"Did the Stimulus Work?," by Jeffrey A. Miron, The New York Times, November 1, 2009

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Events

"Can the Pentagon Be Fixed? ," March 13, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Do Government Spending and Tax Rebates Stimulate Growth?," December 18, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"The Massachusetts Health Plan: A Progress Report," June 28, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Who Owns Your Health Care?," June 22, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"America's Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising?," Chris Edwards, testimony, September 28, 2006.

"The State of the Economy and the Budget ," Chris Edwards, testimony, September 28, 2006.

"Transparency and Control: Improving Financial Management in Congress," Chris Edwards, testimony, May 25, 2006.

"Federal Budget Deficit," Chris Edwards, testimony, January 20, 2004.

Multimedia

Jeffrey A. Miron discusses stimulus jobs on FOX's Studio B w/ Shepard Smith November 13, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:21]

"Health Care Reform: First Count the Cost" featuring Michael F. Cannon, November 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:57]

Chris Edwards debates GDP numbers on NewsHour. November 2, 2009 [Flash Video, 10:21]

Daniel J. Mitchell discusses the effectiveness of the stimulus on CNN November 2, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:02]

Ian Vásquez discusses stimulus on Univision November 2, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:11]

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