[America Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat by Wu Tingfang]@TWC D-Link bookAmerica Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat CHAPTER 3 15/22
It is the same with the local taxes; fees and taxes are not uniform; in one state they are heavy, while in another they are comparatively light.
A stranger would naturally be surprised to find such a condition of things in a great nation like America, and would wonder how the machinery of such a government can work so well.
Nevertheless he will find that everything goes on smoothly.
This can be explained only by the fact that the inhabitants of one state often remove to other states, and by commercial and other dealings and social associations they mix together, so that, notwithstanding the dissimilarity of conditions in different states, the people easily adapt themselves to the local surroundings, and, so far as I can find, no friction or quarrel has ever arisen between two states.
However, would it not be better for all the states to appoint an interstate committee to revise and codify their laws with a view to making them uniform? Foreigners living in America sometimes find themselves at a disadvantage, owing to the state being independent of the control of the Federal Government.
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