To: BroJoeK
Too funny. I guess that explains Lincoln’s initial comment re: secession: “But what’s to become of my revenues?”
31 posted on
02/18/2017 9:15:30 PM PST by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: ought-six
Except that Lincoln never said that.
32 posted on
02/18/2017 9:19:32 PM PST by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: ought-six; rockrr; x
ought-six:
"I guess that explains Lincoln’s initial comment re: secession: 'But what’s to become of my revenues?' " Nothing confirms such a comment relating to war against the Confederacy.
In fact, Federal revenues did fall in 1861, by 11% from $56 million in 1860 to $50 million, then rose 21% in 1862 and doubled in each of the following years.
So Federal government revenues were in no way the major issue they quickly became in the Confederacy.
35 posted on
02/19/2017 3:20:37 PM PST by
BroJoeK
(a little historical perspective...)
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