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Economic Stimulus National Security President’s Budget

Economic Stimulus National Security President’s Budget. Defense and Diplomacy. Cut troop numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan Cut federal travel budget in half Increase home and security spending Fund university defense projects Freeze military spending. School and Kids.

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Economic Stimulus National Security President’s Budget

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  1. Economic Stimulus • National Security • President’s Budget

  2. Defense and Diplomacy • Cut troop numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan • Cut federal travel budget in half • Increase home and security spending • Fund university defense projects • Freeze military spending

  3. School and Kids • Make college more affordable • Spend to educate disadvantaged kids • Spend to educate disabled kids

  4. Science and Nature • Stop exploring Earth from space • End ethanol subsidies • Fund research on clean energy

  5. Infra-structure • Increase funding for Amtrack

  6. Health Care • Increase drug costs for wealthier seniors • Cut Medicare waste and payment • Eliminate long term health insurance programs • Require drug companies to give deeper Medicare discounts • Overhaul Medicare, health care • Make military retirees pay more for health coverage

  7. Social Security • Slow increase of social security benefits

  8. Taxes • Keep Bush taxes from all but wealthy • Tax carbon dioxide emissions • Tax toxic industries • End breaks for big oil • No breaks for extractive industries • Phase out mortgage interest deductions • Link AMT to inflation

  9. Reduced the debt from 75.5% of GDP to 66.7% of GDP in 2021 • Delayed budget burst pushing it from 2031 to 2033 • Shrank size of government from 25.9% to 22.7%

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