Why are you convinced that things would have been all that much different in an independent confederacy? Look at the politicians they send to Washington today. Big spending, big government politicans, the lot of them. Pay lip-service to conservative principles but will drop those when convenient. Davis himself nationalized industries, proposed huge income taxes, seized private property, ignored his constitution, and stomped on state's rights when he wanted to.
The problems we face today have far more recent origins, and have originated from all parts of the country. You can't blame it on the Civil War or state positively that the confederacy would have been a whole lot different.
My Dear Federal Boot Licking Friend:
You don't fight for your independence and submit after the fact to a top down central authority. I have every reason to believe things "would have been a whole lot different". I guess you need to tell yourself that to justify the "butcher's" bill for "preservation". Just what was "preserved" anyway?