The White House unveiled the 2025 budget proposal on Monday, presenting a plan to heighten the tax burden on corporations and the super-rich individuals in a bid to shrink deficits and invest in middle-class and working families. The proposal serves as a clear contradiction to the Republican’s future outlook and aids President Joe Biden’s reelection bid in November. The proposal includes a comprehensive national paid family leave program, which is a priority for progressives and labor groups. The program caters to every worker, providing up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a newborn or a sick family member, or to cater for personal illness. It also reinstates the child tax credit which reportedly reduced child poverty by 46% in 2021. A fresh program to ensure affordable child care access for families earning less than $200,000 annually from birth up to kindergarten is also included, which is expected to enhance worker productivity and boost the economy. Amidst GOP criticism over inflation, Biden emphasizes that his primary domestic concern is reducing the expense of higher education, health care, child care, and housing. The budget proposal is equipped to achieve these goals with proposed broad social spending and investments in infrastructure, saving middle and lower-income taxpayers $765 billion over the next ten years.

However, the budget is predicted to face immense opposition should the Republicans maintain control over Congress after November’s elections. Regardless, the proposal provides Biden with the opportunity to present his domestic agenda and take aim at his predecessor, Donald Trump, while rallying for his own supports and reelection. Much of the budget is focused on reducing the federal deficit, reportedly by around $3 trillion over the next decade, with measures such as closing tax loopholes, empowering the IRS to crack down on tax cheat among the wealthy, and revising the 2017 tax cuts endorsed by Trump and the GOP, as per the White House. The proposal is touted to foster economic growth, expand prosperity, and promote equity.

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