VIENNA, Virginia, March 14 -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following commentary on March 13, 2024: * * * The Biden Budget: Historic Levels of Government Spending, Destructive Tax Increases for Small Business and Private Sector By Raymond J. Keating The budget plan offered by President Joe Biden shouldn't have surprised anyone. After all, this is a budget focused on more federal government spending and higher taxes, and it lines up with previous Biden proposals  more