"Maybe that is why there are so many fact-free arguments on the left, whether on gun control, minimum wages, or innumerable other issues -- and why they react so viscerally to those who challenge their vision. "
Eh, Economists agree: Raising the minimum wage reduces poverty . And raising the wage has negligible effects on employment.
As for War on Poverty, it was a success!! Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession
Yeah, this is probably too long a read for the republican mind to comprehend.
There are plenty of papers supporting liberal views, but we still can't find anything out there that supports the charlatans and cranks who said "that an across-the-board cut in income tax rates would raise revenue." (this awesome link came from Krugman's blog today). And that fad regarding tax cuts and revenue still lives today.
And austerity produces growth? Syria is hiding Saddam's WMD's. Bill Clinton killed Vince Foster. Osama bin Laden died at least a dozen different times during the Bush years -- it seemed like after a heavy bombing over there, a new thread would pop up here declaring bin Laden dead.
It's more like the republican mind can't handle facts and reality.
Stupid people should not do drugs.