05-23-2018, 07:52 PM
(05-23-2018, 07:09 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Not counting the slaves made it much easier for the founding fathers to see a "lack of inequality".
We have to assume that without slavery there would have been a much larger population of extremely poor people. And governments have to give even the poorest something or else they will revolt to "get their share".
"Fourty Acres and a Mule" keeps the lower class happy...or I should say the promise keeps them happy.
Just like now.
