A second important difference is that the US has a centralized fiscal system. Individuals and businesses pay the majority of their taxes to the federal government in Washington, rather than to their state (or local) authorities.
第二个重要差别则是美国拥有一个中央财政系统。个人和组织把大部分税款交给了位于华盛顿的联邦政府，而非所在地（州）当局。