[kittykat77]

When asked why he didn’t just let the South go, Lincoln exploded in a rage, “Let the South go? LET THE SOUTH GO? How, then, should I fill my coffers?”

Well then I'd say the South has gotten its revenge: more Southern than Northern states get more money back from the federal government than they chip in. I live in NJ, and for every $1 New Jerseyans send to DC, we get between 60 and 65 cents back (sucks to be us).

So the South may have not won the war, but they keep winning from the federal ATM machine.

Info on taxes here

[Erasmus]

..and at least fifty cents of that dollar are applied, directly or indirectly, against your freedom and prosperity.