Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone.
People learn their politics at a young age and tend to stick with it.
I'm for tax reform, not tax increases.
Not continuing a tax cut is not technically a tax increase.
The important thing about tax reform is you make the tax code less complicated, easier for people to understand.
Stupider than France is not where we want to be on tax policy.