[Non-Sequitur]

To put it another way...you are trying to compare a united nation at peacetime to a divided nation at war. Those are two different animals.

Are you saying that you cannot account for the increase in tariff income, assuming that the crazy claims of Adams and DiLorenzo are true?

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Are you saying that you cannot account for the increase in tariff income

No, I am saying that you are trying to compare apples and oranges...and you can't even keep exports and imports straight. In other words, the arguments you present don't show that you really understand what you are cutting and pasting.