Democrats fear that taking away tax money will take away money from social welfare
While Republicans (and the tax bill) will get more people back to work at higher paying jobs
allowing them to afford healthcare – instead of relying on government insurance
Obama doubled down on regulation and welfare programs simply because its hard for people down in the dumps after the great recession to not want free stuff. Problem is, someone is paying for that free stuff – and they can easily pick up and move to another country that will appropriate them for that can do – and that is spend money (which creates taxes and jobs)