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Originally Posted by BavarianFanatic
The taxes aren't necessarily intended to protect a native industry. They're to support the economy and help prevent having a $16 trillion national debt with nothing to show for it.
Taxes aren't very popular in the US which is precisely why the entire infrastructure of our beloved country is falling apart...
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Taxes are high in the US. Do you own real property in SE PA? If you do, you know taxes are high. Come on. I don't think you'll see a lot of people paying 20k a year in tax for a single family house in Europe. I know, I've lived in both places.
When you consider the big picture, we actually pay a fair amount of taxes in the US. A lot of it is local.
You need to look elsewhere for why the national debt is so high... *cough*war*cough*army*cough* but this is a taboo topic around here.