It’s voter pandering that’s why they’re popular, let’s raise taxes on 1% because the other 99% will approve or don’t care. Therefore it’s mindless and lazy...Well, being unoriginal...does not make something mindless. And your next thought that they are popular at the state level, seems to indicate there is thought in such tax policies knowing that they are popular elsewhere...therefore attempting them nationally could also be popular.
Id love to curb spending...any party to do this would be great....but lets face it, its not happening. Government and business are so far different from each other...the comparison does not work out well. So no, I don't think his policy is lazy or mindless...seems like its thought out as knowing they are not going to be able to cut spending enough anywhere (it would have to start with the largest parts of the budget like Military...and when you talk actual large spending cuts, they aren't popular with one side or the other either.