I agree, then index it and forget it.
Exactly.
Honestly you can go out and find 500 left-leaning economists right now of the Paul Krugman/Joseph Stiglitz ilk to support most left-leaning economic policies, and you can find 500 right-leaning economists of the Milton Friedman school or whatnot who will say the exact opposite. And vice versa.
It often comes down to what people think is "fair" and how the pie should be divided up, who the winners and losers should be.