I think that's fair, it just depends on what frame we are arguing in. Because the motivation of a lot of the people arguing for "raising taxes on the rich" is

I think that's fair, it just depends on what frame we are arguing in. Because the motivation of a lot of the people arguing for "raising taxes on the rich" is to indeed leave the curve altogether. Will small increases or decreases in tax rates fundamentally alter GDP? I think obviously not. But those attempting to make a data-based argument for introducing MMT or a UBI with significantly nationalized elements of the economy (healthcare, energy, etc.) are laughable, when the evidence is so overwhelming that these ideas lead to adverse outcomes in the long-term. I'm not attempting to straw-man, just to cut the meat to what people are actually arguing about (which isn't a couple percentage points in a tax rate). And it's important to flip it and be honest...and say, no, the data does indeed show without question that freer societies are way better -- and it's just that simple.