Biden's proposed 2024 budgetwould improve many kinds of help fornon-rich Americans, though not as much as is needed.It alsoreduces future deficits,by increasing taxes on the rich.It will not be easy to get any of this through theRepublican-controlled House of Representatives, nor through the Senatewhere Manchin can block it. Robert Reich says that Biden knows it isimpossible andthe point of itis to present his goals and to influence negotiations.Those are useful things to do to influence the outcome.