Debating Greg Sargent over Obama's gun control and the $9 minimum wage

Dems believe guns and minimum wage neatly showcase GOP's unwillingness to tackle the country's problems: t.co/DvUnH8mDOs

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 21, 2013

@theplumlinegs listen to yourself.. Because others don't agree they don't care about the country? Really? Sad......

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 21, 2013

@jrubinblogger @theplumlinegs As if gun control and a higher minimum wage are actually a solution to anything. Even sadder: some believe it.

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2013

@joelpollak dumb knee jerk response. if you say, "that won't solve everything" to every proposal offered, people will stop listening

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 21, 2013

@theplumlinegs No I actually believe those proposals will make things worse. And my view is grounded in evidence, not "knee jerk" as you say

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2013

@joelpollak Oddly, cops think gun laws would make them safer; & workers think min wage hike would be good for them. but what do they know?

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 21, 2013

@theplumlinegs Oddly, doctors were against Obamacare. That dodgy tactic cuts both ways and is weaker than argument based on evidence.

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2013

@joelpollak for every study you cite "proving" your case against min wage, I can cite one that shows opposite.

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 21, 2013

@theplumlinegs Well, now we're getting somewhere. Offsetting studies better than none. But if you're right, why stop at $9? Why not $10 $20?

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2013

@joelpollak Because $20 would be unreasonable? At a certain point you need real arguments. That one is nonsense.

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 21, 2013

@theplumlinegs It's not nonsense. You implictly accept higher min wage will at some pt cost jobs. Does govt know what that point is for all?

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 21, 2013