Those are Democrat talking points. He also mentioned the middle class, which is another DEM talking point. I think he is making things up as he goes along.
He is making stuff up as he goes right now, and he is at least 40% Democrat.
He’s too afraid to look selfish and wants too much to be liked. So he talks about having a heart re: immigration, not fully believing in supply side economics, etc.
Most GOP pols talk about the middle class too, however.
There is a reason why it is also called a progressive tax.
I explain the poor reasoning behind it to my kids using the example:
So bread and milk is taxed at 9.5%. Cigarettes and booze are taxed at 25%. Why do you think that is?
“The other booze and stuff you don’t need. It’s not good for you. Etc.”
“Correct. They call them sin taxes, one reason is to get you to stop doing them.”
Now - does it sound like a good idea to tax you more if you are a hard worker, maybe the president of a company that hires lots of people? Why would the government want to give you incentives to stop doing that!?
He is a Democrat
I love how he came out, both barrels blazing, but he does seem to be toning things down. I think he is suddenly worried about sounding too hard.
I sometimes find he jumps from one subject to another, right in the middle of a sentence. He starts answering something, then his mind jumps to something else and off he goes. He seems a bit all over the place to me. OTOH, Ted Cruz stays on topic and seems to have no fear.