If slavery wasn't the backbone of the south's economy long ago, would it not have so much poverty today?

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Polybios

Sorry, but your submission has been removed because we don't allow hypothetical questions. If possible, please feel free to rephrase the question so that it does not call for such speculation, and resubmit Otherwise, this sort of thing is better suited for /r/HistoryWhatIf.