Issues you kinda sorta side with the Conservatives on

[BlueCheese]

67. Less agreement with the conservatives but more on our own blind spots.

What really annoys me about the GOP is a penchant for simply ignoring facts that are inconvenient to them. Take climate change and evolution, for example-- they simply refuse to believe in things that have overwhelming evidence because it doesn't support their opinions. On economic issues, it's clear that Paul Krugman has been right about stimulus and austerity, but they simply refuse to believe it, even when confronted with evidence.

I think we on the left have our own blind spots, so in those cases you might say I "agree" with conservatives, or at least partially agree with some criticisms they have of us. One area is immigration-- I don't think there's any question that adding ten million or so workers drives down wages. This doesn't mean we have to oppose immigration, or paths to citizenship, but I think we need to be honest about how immigration affects employment and wages for people already here. Another area might be incentives created by assistance programs. I think government assistance for the poor are necessary and the hallmark of a decent society. But we should also be aware that subsidies can create disincentives for people to work, and guard against designing programs in that way.