If I were to list people who would be the most likely to benefit from left wing fiscal policies, the suburbs would be towards the bottom of the list.
Yes and no. It depends on what you consider left wing fiscal policies. To start out, any opposition to free trade and more immigration decimates the suburbs, by a much wider margin than a 2% tax cut can make up. These places are built around population growth, global commerce, and global talent. Secondly, imagine your average young family living somewhere like Irvine, CA. The parents both work, making 120k/year between the two of them, and the mom is pregnant. Payed family leave and universal preschool is way more important to these people than a tax cut. Affordable college and a high quality education for their children is way more important than a tax cut. Another billion spent to ease the commute up to Los Angeles is worth $100 more/year in sales taxes. Affluent educated suburbanites can afford to pay another $5,000/year in taxes. They can't afford bad schools, bad commutes, a bad business climate, or a bankrupt government. You won't get M4Aand big labor support out of these places, but you'll see some big government impulses.
