President Biden presented an almost 7 trillion budget on Thursday with plans to tax the ultra rich to address a funding crisis with Medicare. Nearly 60 million senior citizens in the U.S. rely on Medicare for health insurance. Plus, a make-or-break year for the Academy Awards. And, spring flowers are popping up early all over America. Guests: Axios' Caitlin Owens, Hans Nichols and Tim Baysinger.Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Naomi Shavin, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper: Biden's Medicare budget proposals may have some bite Biden proposes $6.8 trillion budget to make rich pay "fair share" Oscar Best Picture nominees have highest total box office since 2010