You are rebutting points I haven't made, and that are tangential at best to the OP.
Whether tariffs "work" depends on who is using them, and with what end in mind. We could trade historical examples and future scenarios all day, but they would be irrelevant to the OP.
My point remains: tariffs require no more State power than is already required to secure a territory, or even, if low enough, just its major logistical hubs.
All other forms of taxation require more pervasive State information-gathering, bureaucracy, and threat or use violence.
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2025-04-08 03:38:13
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