User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)/@comment-1877998-20111123165900

"Nation full of hungry, poor, sick, and angry vagrants". You do realize Nords can grow their own food, have their own healers, and have you forgotten about the khajit caravans? They are right when they say they're taking advantage of the opportunity to sell their wares in Skyrim. Your all around arguement is invalid. Skyrim is a big enough province to were it can provide for itself. And if they become independent you do realize they can trade with other people besides the imperials.