Biden Proposes $7.2 Trillion Budget Next Year, Upping Annual Deficit to $1.8 Trillion

The president is proposing, yet again, a tax on unrealized capital gains for households with a net worth of $100 million or more, an idea that has been shot down in the past.

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President Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024, at Washington, D.C. Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images

President Biden has submitted his fiscal year 2025 budget proposal to Congress: a massive $7.2 trillion package with more money for green energy and housing development, price caps on prescription drugs, free preschool for all, and a host of other social spending. The president wants to pay for it all by increasing taxes on corporations and high-income individuals and couples. 

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