Pros And Cons Of Customs Officials

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Americans believed that customs officials were not treating them fairly, for multiple reasons. First, Americans believed that the customs officials were corrupt. They also treated smugglers and honest tradesmen alike. In addition, Americans felt that they shouldn’t pay taxes, or labor fees, as long as they did not have a direct representative in Parliament. This, along with the entitlement that customs officials received, drove honest merchants, seamen, dockworker, and tradesmen to hate them. This hate boiled over to result in physical and verbal attacks on customs officials. Oftentimes, customs officials resigned for fear of their