paying taxes on stuff going into a country or state if that ends up hapenning is not a bad thing. it costs money to ensure that a country/state whatevers borders are safe. safe from hazardous meterials, munitions, illegal wares etc etc. that money comes from the government and taxpayers unless the individuals transporting the stuff pay. the "european empire" isnt evil and neither is the "american empire" well at least on this point. what if there was no customs and you could bring weapons, drugs , biological agents anywhere you wanted and someone imported a nuclear bomb; you would complain then that the government did nothing to stop it. trust me its better this way.
