Why do US states allow counties and cities to raise so many taxes? Usually (across the world and across history) the power of taxation is very jealously guarde

Why do US states allow counties and cities to raise so many taxes? Usually (across the world and across history) the power of taxation is very jealously guarded, and local government is usually only allowed to gather a limited range of taxes. Historically sovereigns have treated attempts by subordinates to raise their own taxes as tantamount to treason.