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The US Will Spend Another $1.7 Trillion, With Little Democratic Accountability

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The US Will Spend Another $1.7 Trillion, With Little Democratic Accountability
U.S. Capitol Police officers stand at the base of the steps to the House Chambers as the House votes on a $1.7 trillion spending package, in Washington, on Dec. 23, 2002. The House of Representatives voted to pass the spending bill that will fund the government through 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Our politicians are spending more than they have, again (and again and again). It’s a mounting danger to the U.S. economy, upon which U.S. national security relies.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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