A modern misconception of antebellum slavery is that it “built the country.” Actually, the institution of slavery, economically speaking, was a deadweight loss to the US economy.Original article: <a href="https://mises.org/mises-wire/slavery-cronyism-opportunity-cost-deadweight-loss" target="_blank">Slavery—Cronyism, Opportunity Cost, & Deadweight Loss</a>

A modern misconception of antebellum slavery is that it “built the country.” Actually, the institution of slavery, economically speaking, was a deadweight loss to the US economy. Original article: Slavery—Cronyism, Opportunity Cost, & Deadweight Loss

A modern misconception of antebellum slavery is that it “built the country.” Actually, the institution of slavery, economically speaking, was a deadweight loss to the US economy.Original article: <a href="https://mises.org/mises-wire/slavery-cronyism-opportunity-cost-deadweight-loss" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slavery—Cronyism, Opportunity Cost, &amp; Deadweight Loss</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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