[DiogenesLamp]

Now this might come as a big surprise to you, but the exports of cotton tobacco, indigo, sugar, and hemp did not generate even one dollar of revenue for the Federal government. Not one dollar.

Do you know why that was the case?

Yes. Because you are naive enough to believe Europe will give us stuff for free.

You don't grasp how "trade" works. You think it's magic or something.

It's an odd position for someone to have on a conservative website, because conservatives generally understand how money is made.

[Ditto]

It's an odd position for someone to have on a conservative website, because conservatives generally understand how money is made.

What’s odd is that you think the South paid taxes on their exports. Talk about not understanding how money works.