Commentary
In his most recent resources, President Joe Biden proposes that the federal government spend billion more than it will absorb, increasing the already unsustainable federal loan by$ 17 trillion over the next ten years.
But these 13- and 14- number money amounts have much meaning for regular Americans whose income, spending, and debt are usually in the five- and six- figure amounts. Translating Biden’s expenditure down to the house level provides a better perspective—albeit a terrible one.
His proposal has the government spending$ 7.3 trillion in 2025, rising to$ 10.3 trillion in 2034, with the federal debt climbing from$ 37 trillion to$ 54 trillion, even after accounting for$ 1.4 trillion in tax increases on the “wealthy Americans and big corporations”….
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