again, my self-interest is not in "job creation" (i don't want a job...), but in maximizing the tax base while minimizing the number of people on social assistance, as the services that exist become less and less effective as more and more people use them.

my self-interest is also in minimizing the power of socially conservative bodies, like organized religions, which also means fighting to reduce the number of adherents, as well as actively working to convert people away from their influence.

these are the normal, historical priorities of self-interested parties on the left.