Correct. The Irish had the most dangerous jobs, including stevedore, longshoreman, and teamster, precisely because there was no monetary investment in them. Pay the poor widow a week's pay if you were generous and hire another.
A slave, on the other hand cost money to own, and would represent a capital loss if damaged or killed.
Which flies in the face of the concept of rampant abuse. Who'd buy a new tractor and take a sledgehammer to it?
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was a novel, after all.
Still, that does not excuse a human being owning another.
The Irish probably did more to free slaves than any other group, as they spoke something akin to English right off the boat, they worked without a base capital investment, and seriously undercut the economics of the idea of having to be responsible for the housing and upkeep of slaves.
Ironic that the same people calling for yet another handout because their ancestors were slaves, just want to be fed, clothed, doctored, and housed by the rest of society--slavery without the job.
I wish I could get it through their heads that they’re -still- “slaves” on the Democrat plantation.
The only difference now is that they pick candidates instead of cotton.
FWIW, hubby and I actually stand to gain from Zero’s alleged “tax cuts” yet we will be defiantly voting for McCain.
Why?
Because we don’t want -anything- that we didn’t earn or that comes at the expense of anyone else’s hard work.
We consider that “welfare” and don’t want any part of it.
I do not understand why some people happily accept something-for-nothing, just because they think they “earned” it by being born.