Thank you for pointing this out once again. Considering how many of our fellow countrymen have paid for our freedom with their lives, it is astonishing how easily we as a people can rationalize and justify surrendering it for a few percentage points one way or the other.
Well the arguement should be made in terms of freedom and not in terms of phoney economic benefits. I am a home builder, and this few percentages one way or the other, amounts to the prices of new homes being 17% greater than what existing homes are selling for. Over time, the prices of existing home will rise, but the immediate impact is I am out of business as new homes will not be competitive with existing homes. Just keep the arguement honest is all anyone is asking.