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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.

[DiogenesLamp]

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

What is odd is that someone on a conservative website doesn't grasp the fact you don't get imports without exports to pay for them.

Except for rare and temporary exceptions, exports must always equal imports, or you have this thing called a "trade deficit."

But for all intents and purposes, exports = imports.