@ujm. >> Morality is more important than better economics.
It is not always moral to have bad economics, especially in an important country like US. If US wouldn’t have supplied allies during WW2, lots of nations would be speaking German. If US would not have won Cold War economically, they would be speaking Russian.
It is also not moral to have bad economics internally, as you will have more poverty.
Now, if you want to frame it – higher growth rates v. more protection for vulnerable groups, that would be a valid debate.