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American Enterprise Institute Budget Surges to $10 Million - Think Tank Infrastructure Expansion

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By 1977, the American Enterprise Institute’s budget had surged to approximately $10 million, representing more than a 12-fold increase from its 1970 budget of $800,000. This dramatic expansion transformed AEI from a modest research organization into a major policy influence machine, …

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