How does a tariff hurt a subsistence farmer?
How does a tariff hurt a subsistence farmer in the South more than it does one in the North?
When the topic is the socioeconomic makeup of the South, we hear that the vast majority of the population was dirt farmers with no stake in slavery.
When the Confederate army is discussed we hear that almost all reb soldiers were not slave owners.
Yet when the tariff is discussed, "the South" becomes a land that was 100% populated with plantation owners growing cash crops who would be hurt by a tariff.
By decreasing their standard of living.
How does a tariff hurt a subsistence farmer in the South more than it does one in the North?
See above.
When the topic is the socioeconomic makeup of the South, we hear that the vast majority of the population was dirt farmers with no stake in slavery.
Much of the North, South and the rest of the world depended on slavery.
When the Confederate army is discussed we hear that almost all reb soldiers were not slave owners.
True.
Yet when the tariff is discussed, "the South" becomes a land that was 100% populated with plantation owners growing cash crops who would be hurt by a tariff.
Wrong. Economics is not a difficult subject.