Freeing the slaves was thought a cruel thing to do to a childish/childlike person, only abolitionist were that “evil” to think that freeing slaves all at once with no consideration of the slaves ability to cope was a just thing to do.
What are we going to do with all our welfare slaves? We conservatives want to cut them off and help them survive in ways other than relying on govt and are still the evil ones.....
I agree. We off shored out manufacturing base, which provided stability to the lower classes and the lower wrungs of the economic ladder to make life better. This was so short sighted and stupid on so many levels. I would like to eliminate the income tax and replace it with tariffs and excise/sales taxes. This would halt the march to socialism.