2007-08-26 14:59:40 · 7 answers · asked by smartylicious_09 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
To collect your income taxes, excise taxes, gas taxes, inheritance taxes, and luxury taxes. ad nauseam
2007-08-26 15:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by prusa1237 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the USA, it was needed after the laissez-faire confederacy proved unworkable. The 13 colonies each signed an individual peace treaty with Great Britain recognizing each internationally as independent countries. There simply needed to be some sort of entity to keep these 13 nations working together so they decided to delegate certain powers to a federal government the main ones being: national defense, international relations, and interstate commerce. They recognized that working together as a free trade zone with standardized foreign policy was best for all. How we got to the point where states are large counties of the federal government and the federal government does everything for everyone (and as should be expected for such a large and complicated enterprise, terribly (one size fits all and all of that)) I am not sure.
2007-08-26 22:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Nations exist.
2007-08-26 22:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by deerite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To regulate interstate commerce (including printing money), and also so that we have a unified foreign policy.
2007-08-26 22:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To regulate interstate commerce, and all the little pleasures that come with that responsibility.
2007-08-26 22:07:36 · answer #5 · answered by Terras 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because world government would be even worse.
2007-08-26 22:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by mick t 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
structure
2007-08-26 22:20:54 · answer #7 · answered by falconefever2001 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋