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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (870706)7/6/2015 12:21:47 PM
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>> It might help explain why so few major companies come from that state.

Instead of the Civil War, had the North negotiated a settlement with the South which called for the end of slavery in exchange for agricultural subsides for, say, 30 years, the South's economy would be in much better shape. In effect, the Yankees came to the south and ripped out its economy by the roots.

Now, I'm not saying slavery was good or right or anything but evil. But it is an absolute fact that it was a key component of the southern economy and trying to recover from the sudden change in that economy left the southern states in a permanent economic doldrum that persists until this day.

So, when you criticize, you should understand that the South has had to endure difficult economic punishment for its wrongdoing in slavery and it is in spite of that that great companies like Walmart have succeeded.
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