I've shown time and time again that the Confederacy did not outlaw tariffs but rather outlawed using them for pork projects. The South had half the population of the North and not near the resources. How did you think they were going to raise an army? Magic?
Even so, one of my previous posts linked out to an article at Oxford's website by two scholars who claim the Confederate general tariff rate was on the low end of the Laffer specturm, unlike the Union one. We're talking 20% vs over 40% and this in a country that has to war with another nation that has twice the population and many more resources.
Speaking of money...
TRIVIA MOMENT:
The Confederate States of America had a $500 bill. None other than Stonewall Jackson was on it! One just sold on ebay for about $276. That's nothing IMHO. I'm going to get one in the future.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Confederate-500-note-Stonewall-Jackson_W0QQitemZ170050268775QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3414QQcmdZViewItem
No, you said in Reply 714 that they outlawed protectionist tariffs. And I quote, "This is why the Confederate States OUTLAWED protectionist tariffs in Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the Confederate Constitution." And as I've shown that it took the Davis regime not 3 months to totally ignore that clause of the Constitution and enact a tariff that was protectionist in nature.
Now, is there anything else you want to deny posting?
Even so, one of my previous posts linked out to an article at Oxford's website by two scholars who claim the Confederate general tariff rate was on the low end of the Laffer specturm, unlike the Union one.
Did they deny it was protectionist or hadn't they read it either?
Fort Sumter itself was a Pork Project that was obsolete even before construction began at the insistence of the Grand Daddy of all the secessionists --- John C. Calhoon during the aftermath of the War of 1812. The place was "under construction" for over 30 years and pumped millions over the years into the Charleston economy.