All the President’s Tax Increases

Biden’s budget wants $4.7 trillion more of your money and still grows federal debt by $17 trillion.

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President Joe Biden speaks about his budget proposal for 2024 during a speech at a Northeast Philadelphia union hall on March 9.Photo: Bruce Cotler/Zuma Press

The press is reporting that President Biden’s 2024 budget proposal released Thursday would cut the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Way to bury the lead. The plan raises taxes by nearly $4.7 trillion and would increase revenue and spending to unprecedented plateaus as a share of the economy.

The President’s $6.89 trillion proposal is a political document that sets up his re-election campaign. Its spending and tax proposals were rejected in the last Congress under Democratic majorities and have no chance of passing with a GOP House. But the budget shows where Mr. Biden wants to take the country if he wins a second term. Bernie Sanders would be pleased.

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