Yes, the United States, state and local governments impose costs on business. Many of these are fundamental health and safety costs. Our buildings are inspected during construction to make sure they don't fall down. We have to have fire alarms and lighted exit signs and sprinkler systems.
We have stringent electrical codes to avoid hazardous situations that could electrocute people and/or burn down buildings and houses.
We require two exits so people aren't trapped and trampled getting out in an emergency.
What you foolish free traitors don't realize is many foreign countries place ZERO value on human health and life. NO FREE COUNTRY PLACING VALUE ON HEALTH AND LIFE CAN COMPETE WITH THOSE TREATING HUMAN WORKERS AS EXPENDABLE.
The value of the lives of human beings in China and India is nearly zero to their governments and businesses.
You people who think the export of all manufacturing from America is just fine and dandy are dangerously misled and have spent too much time with your noses in textbooks.
America is racing to the economic bottom and you are too blind to see it.
I am suggesting this tax structure because we can't tell other countries to follow our laws and regulations. What I am saying is that for anybody selling products HERE You will pay for the infrastructure of keeping this place HERE. Then domestic companies will have those costs REMOVED from their cost overhead. Now the domestic company can compete wil anyone, even slave labor if necessary.
we're doomed
If anyone is driving America to the economic bottom, it is those people who are trying to hold on to third world jobs in the name of maintaining a first world standard of living.