Yeah, what percentage of the free, adult Southern population owned slaves?
4% Max
Interesting. We were never taught this in school (gee, that's a surprise). I always had the impression it was at least a very large minority.
Do you have a source for that?
I remember being taught that in school.
Yawn.
Um, okay. It isn't in my text book.
What do you mean "yawn?"
I'd imagine that most textbooks, when discussing the slave-ownership in the south would probably mention percentages somewhere.
And by "yawn" I mean that your comparison between economic taxation and physical slavery is absurd.