To: Delacon
The South as a region took a heavier hit. How?
50 posted on
09/18/2007 4:18:43 PM PDT by
Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
Farmers had to pay tariffs on foreign goods(mostly machinery) that would have otherwise been cheaper than the same machinery that the North was selling. More farmers down south than up north equals a heavier hit.
53 posted on
09/18/2007 4:41:05 PM PDT by
Delacon
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