None of your comment addresses, let alone refutes, my argument that slavery made America as a whole poorer rather than richer. Can you clarify what your point o

None of your comment addresses, let alone refutes, my argument that slavery made America as a whole poorer rather than richer. Can you clarify what your point of contention is here? Also, > Even if you don't believe slavery was "that bad".... What on earth gave you the idea I would believe such a thing? That's the exact opposite of what my argument would imply.