As a plantation owner, Mr. Lincoln and others of late would have you believe that I live high on the hog, drowning in coin and cruelty. But the truth of operating a large scale plantation is far less glamorous than many would have you believe. Many in my position are beleaguered by creditors and pinching pennies anywhere they can find it.
Let us start with the principal financial benefit of slavery. Instead of providing wages to your employees for housing and food, you can simply house and feed your slaves and avoid the middle man. Whilst this can seem extraordinarily lucrative, what many forget that you still have to house and feed your slaves while they’re injured or unable to work. A normal wage employee can simply be paid for the work they are able to do. An injured or unproductive slave costs the same, if not more than a productive slave.
This is especially important when you take into account the high startup costs of a plantation. The average cost of a slave in this economy is roughly $23000. And this can vary wildly depending on age, sex and special skills. I was lucky enough to inherit ten slaves that were paid off but, in order to expand, I’ve had to take out mortgages to purchase the other thirty-five. In one instance, I took out a thirty-five thousand dollar mortgage to purchase a slave who, due to problems of demeanor, was more or less useless to me. Now that investment is just gone. And, after it is all said and done, over half of my revenue goes straight to the bank. Wells & Fargo enslave me alongside my slaves.
Lets take a look at my monthly expenses.
| Crop Sales | $7654.78 |
| Slave Mortgage Payments | -$3734.56 |
| Slave Food Expenses | -$390.00 |
| Slave Medical & Misc Expenses | -$150.00 |
| Seed Purchase | -$700.00 |
| Maintenance & Equipment | -$400.00 |
| Non-slave Wages | -$950.00 |
| Business Meals & Entertainment | -$203.09 |
| Travel | -$50.00 |
| Livestock Mortgage Payments | -$493.45 |
| Livestock Feed | -$100.00 |
| Contract Labor | -$60.00 |
| Wood & Oil | -$70.00 |
| TOTAL: | $353.68 |
To some less fortunate white men, this may seem like a more than sufficient wage for one individual. But when you take into account that I am a married man with four children, this is a paltry profit for someone of my social status. And then you must understand that this is merely an average month. Sometimes things go up but, more often than not, things go wrong and, when that happens, my profit must be sacrificed for the good of the business. And I am forced to dip into my savings just to keep my family in the manner to which they have grown accustomed.
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