It's all the selfish/self-serving lifeview that they claim the conservatives suffer from.
He's surely thinking Union jobs, because that's about the only folks who benefit from taxes as far as jobs go - taxes either pay for them, or to create the projects they work on.
You are correct - their image is the goal; the lowliest leech among them will be held in higher regard than the most dedicated and talented producers that fund them.
Hating America and Americans...every day. It is like waves hitting the beach. Every day. Relentlessly.
For the Left, and the Democrats/media are the Left, politics is a blood sport. It is all about power. There are no rules. Lies and deception are fair and necessary weapons of battle.
For the right it is a gentlemen's debate about which are the best ideas and who will best implement them.
It is like us taking a hanky to a knife fight. We must stop being patsies. Political correctness is their way to keep us quiet and off balance. To Hell with PC. It is killing us.