In the historical counterfactual where slavery is abolished in America 100 years earlier, how would the country be different today?
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@ModeledBehavior The issue is the staggering amount of production lost from 1765 (or 1776 if you prefer) through 1865.
@SethBurn that's productivity that's long gone, why would it matter today? Plus, you think free people are less productive?
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@ModeledBehavior I think their production would have occurred outside the United States. We used slave labor quite efficiently.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior If I recall correctly, http://www.amazon.com/Things-They-Dont-About-Capitalism/dp/1608193381 … looked at this counterfactual via England. 1% of GDP over 60 years. -
@SethBurn don't usually find Ha-Joon Chang convincing, but ok interesting to know he tried this - Show replies
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