Yeah, not really, since it's not even an argument but an empirical question.
Feeling like you can loudly assert things not in evidence is a sign of some pretty tall ideological blinders.
Feeling like you can loudly assert things not in evidence is a sign of some pretty tall ideological blinders.
But a hypothesis is just that: a hypothesis, not a fact. There's plenty of existing research on how changing unemployment benefits change work incentives (answer: not too much), but it's also true that longer time horizons might change that answer. That's why experimental tests are needed.