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# The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies 

The massive cash transfer from taxpayers to private firms under the guise of environmentalism creates an overwhelming and undue burden on taxpayers who continue to pay for fiscally irresponsible federal spending. You can learn more by reading their Policy Analysis “[The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/budgetary-cost-inflation-reduction-acts-energy-subsidies).”

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