If this is true, lets just levy an international shipping tax on goods shipped under the protection of the US Navy. Anyone who doesn&#x27;t pay their (purely voluntary) Navy tax will also be left to the pirates if that situation arises.<p>This tax will then be added to the cost of shipped goods.<p>If the wealthy are actually the people consuming those shipped goods, then they will in fact be the ones to pay. If you are wrong, and the primary beneficiaries of international trade are actually middle class consumers, then middle class consumers will pay.