The 2013 budget promises $3 trillion in deficit cuts over 10 years, mostly through $1.5 trillion in new taxes and $800 billion in savings counted from the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Some of the savings would be pumped back into the economy, as Obama’s budget proposes $350 billion in short-term stimulus spending, including funds for new transportation projects and to help local governments hire teachers.
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