Good answer. Much appreciated.
I think by "not usually a really objective answer about those" you are meaning to say something like "there is an objective correct answer to policy, but since many issues are so complicated and complex in a lot of cases how can most people tell", right?
Obviously there is a right answer to the question of do tax cuts or government spending better stimulate the economy. The problem is that their are so many things going on in the economy its not an easy thing to prove by either side. Doesn't mean that one isn't the right answer its just that it isn't settled yet.
And realize that 99% of all these questions are pretty much settled in American's minds, but then they are just not asked. If someone advocated doing nothing to a problem and another guy advocated burning all of the dollars in the country, like above there is a better option between the two. And unlike the issue above the American public would probably be 99.9999% on the side of the idea of doing nothing over burning money.
Fairly certain that's not exactly a topic of complete agreement, even among economists. Though, I'm sure you point here was to say that tax cuts clearly stimulate the economy better, no?
As for the original OP, I consider myself pretty open-minded. I like to hear what others have to say, because obviously I can't know every detail or fact. My opinions and views tend to evolve over time, much like most people IMO.
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