Right, we didn't have a MIC, NSA, CIA, a runaway DoE, State Dept and DoD and all the agencies that siphon money either. Land was more valuable than money. Most businesses were community or privately funded, and there were strict immigration controls (compared to what we have today). So much has changed.
Tariffs are taxes. And the reason we paid less in taxes back then is because the government didn't account for 36% of all spending in the economy.
Right, we didn't have a MIC, NSA, CIA, a runaway DoE, State Dept and DoD and all the agencies that siphon money either. Land was more valuable than money. Most businesses were community or privately funded, and there were strict immigration controls (compared to what we have today). So much has changed.