The bulk of taxes SHOULD be paid for by the consumers of IMPORTED goods. Ask any founding father..
The question is what percentile fraction of the budget should come from that.
If it’s too high, the FedGov will do all it can to sabotage domestic industry and bring in more foreign goods so they can collect the duties.
If too low, it’s irrelevant and of course will do nothing to protect domestic industry.
But you won’t get any argument from me that a protective import tax is beneficial. It’s just one element of a better taxation system then the current Marxist abomination. The question is, what’s the level?