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by eigart 484 days ago
> The reason is because the imported good already paid taxes in the country it was produced in.

The German corporate tax rate is 29.9% vs 21% for the US (from googling). If Germany is anything like my nearby country there are also additional taxes which the US may or may not have (probably not).

Why doesn't the US just raise their own sales tax on both imports and domestic products?