“Oh so now it isn’t just machinery, it’s forge goods and furniture as well.”
Why, you imbecile, what do you think machinery was in those days? They were forged (i.e., metal). And, yes, the South imported furniture from the continent. And, show me, asshole, just where I ever stated that those imports accounted for 85% of all tariff income.
Were you beat up by other kids, and you’ve carried a chip on your shoulder into adulthood? Or, have you reached adulthood yet?
Let me give you a word of advice, for your own good. You obviously champion a huge and pretty much unfettered federal government (as you have indicated by countless posts re: your hagiographic adoration of Lincoln and his idea that the federal goverment is supreme, and not to be challenged). There are areas of the country where the concept of individual freedom is still sacrosanct, so do yourself a favor: Don’t go to a Southern state — or a Western state, for that matter — and spew in public the kind of crap you drop here on FR about the South (because, believe me, the West — aside from coastal California and Washington west of the Cascades — has far, far more in common with the South than it does with the big-government socialism embraced by the North and Northeast). You see, those areas of the country still get a thrill about the thought of liberty, and self-determination. You would be uncomfortable being around such beliefs.
Let me direct you back to this quote in your reply 419:
"I quote from Professor Scruggs’ essay: “U. S. tariff revenues already fell disproportionately on the South, accounting for 87% of the total."
So, asshole, I admit to rounding down. So let me rephrase my question again, asshole. You want us to believe that the South imported machinery and forge goods and furniture enough to account for 87% of all U.S. imports, and 87% of all tariff revenue. If you really believe that then you're not an asshole, asshole. You're nuts.
Let me give you a word of advice, for your own good.
Advice from an idiot. Just what the world needs.