> neither of which are easily refuted. I don't agree or disagree with the claims, but they're not easily refuted because they're not falsifiable. They amount t

> neither of which are easily refuted. I don't agree or disagree with the claims, but they're not easily refuted because they're not falsifiable. They amount to "we should do this because I think it's better". It's not persuasive. A better argument would be, "We all want to take care of poor people and improve our economy--we can do both and here is the data". Of course there will still be lots of friction and lobbying and so on, but at least it's a compelling argument.