The U.S. federal income tax system is progressive, meaning that as a person's taxable income increases, the tax rate applied to that income also increases.
VAT (Value-Added Tax) is generally considered regressive. It applies uniformly to goods and services, so lower-income individuals spend a larger share of their income on VAT-taxed items compared to higher-income individuals. For example, basic necessities like food and clothing, which make up a bigger portion of a low-income household’s budget, are taxed at the same rate as luxury goods. This disproportionately impacts those with less income.
of course those countries need US Big rich Consumer market. US doesn't threaten other countries by military force. Only if you want to sell your products to the US market with lesser tariffs, you have to pay some price.
