Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mixing modest curbs on spending with tax increases reviled by Republicans, President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget on Wednesday that would raise taxes on smokers and wealthy Americans and trim Social Security benefits for millions. Obama’s 2014 blueprint combines a $242 billion infusion of new spending for road and …
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Obama Introduces Budget With a Trim to Social Security and a Raise in Tobacco Taxes”