<sod >Â  President Trump's balanced-budget goal depends not only on 3 per cent growth projections that most economists view as overly optimistic but also a variety of accounting gimmicks, including an almost $600 billion peace dividend from winding down overseas military operations and assuming that an overhaul of the tax code would spark that growth and generate more than $2 trillion in higher revenues.< eod>< sod > Â  Mr Trump's balanced-budget goal depends not only on 3 per cent growth projections â Â which most economists view as overly optimistic â but also a variety of accounting gimmicks, including an almost $600 billion peace dividend from winding down overseas military operations.< eod>