User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)" Refuted/@comment-6044976-20131228125415/@comment-3025184-20131228193737

I don't think Skyrim would fall into economic chaos without Cyrodill, but Cyrodill has ample mines, so they really don't need Skyrim for any economic reason.