[Non-Sequitur]

So...tariffs go up and cotton exports go up. Tariffs go down and cotton exports go up. Tariffs remain the same and cotton exports go up. Damn those tariffs anyway!

[GOPcapitalist]

So...tariffs go up and cotton exports go up.

Nope. The average tariff rate trend from roughly 1832 to 1860 was consistently downward save one large hike that lasted about two years in the early 1840's. 1861's Morrill tariff was the first large tariff hike in over 30 years.

[Gianni]

So...tariffs go up and cotton exports go up. Tariffs go down and cotton exports go up. Tariffs remain the same and cotton exports go up. Damn those tariffs anyway!

Income taxes go up, and my gross annual income stays the same... Income taxes go down and my gross annual income stays the same... Income taxes remain the same and my gross annual income stays the same... Damn right "Damn those Income taxes"

Do you understand how money works at all?