Why does that have to be a question for every semi hard topic?
The US have to choose, are you a federation of states. EU style, or a country?
I had a actual country in mind, where tax are collected on a national level. ( note my use of national, not federal )
I get your question and it’s a valid one. Sorry to be grumpy.
I’m just tired of “state” being a constant push back to every single topic. I think it was a powerful idea to quickly implement the take over of the continent, but the usefulness might start to stretch.