re: #103 sagehen

It’s behind a subscription wall — does it mention about the huge infrastructure investments (railroads) and huge education investments (land grant colleges) and millions and millions of acres of free land to any farmers willing to go park themselves on it and grow stuff?

‘Cause I don’t see today’s economic conservatives supporting those sorts of things.

non sequitur.

the economy of 150 years ago is to today’s economy as tupperware is to the lute. quite unrelated.