Goods coming into the United States are generally charged a tax. The tax is called customs duty and depend on the value and nature of the goods.
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After the Revolutionary War, the Us was an independent country and Britain had no authority to levy taxes or to collect them in the US. Of course, Britain continued to collect taxes from the remainder of its Empire.
higher taxes mean the corporations will go over seas where the taxes are lower, and then they will lose their tax base.
AnswerThrough excise taxes (taxes on businesses), import/export taxes, transaction taxes (taxes on property transfers), sales taxes, property taxes, etc. etc. The government has taxed pretty much everything throughout its time. Heck, they even tax your property when you die (estate taxes).