It sucks but its not as bad as bleeding one section of the country dry and then saying "OK we'll stop with big government now". Bullshit. Keep it going and pour a bunch of money back into my region now that you've sucked it dry for a century and a half taking it from being the richest region to the poorest region. We're still a long way from being even. 140 years is a long time and the Southern states haven't been net recipients for nearly that long.
No, not keep it going. It jas led to the problems we have now. We are knee deep in marxist crap. THAT is our Second Civil War we are fighting now, and it began with the traitors Wilson and FDR.