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Hey stupid.....the "General Welfare" is in regards to their 18 enumerated powers. The founders didn't feel the necessity to write a 2,000 page document (like Obamacare) because back then liberalism didn't exist so people actually had integrity. They didn't want to name each and every item under the 18 enumerated powers. And since the federal government was already explicitly restricted to just those 18 enumerated powers, they granted them broad powers within each of those - hence the "general welfare". Perhaps you might want to educate yourself just a smidge before commenting and embarrassing yourself?BULLSHIT!The U.S. Constitution explicitly restricts the federal government to 18 enumerated powers. Providing retirement plans, food, or healthcare is not one of those powers. Therefore, they are all 100% illegal.
It is in the very first enumerated power!
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States"
Here is none other than Thomas Jefferson himself on two separate occasions explaining as much:
“Congress had not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but were restrained to those specifically enumerated; and that, as it was never meant they should provide for that welfare but by the exercise of the enumerated powers, so it could not have been meant they should raise money for purposes which the enumeration did not place under their action” - Thomas Jefferson (June 6, 1817)
“[We] disavow, and declare to be most false and unfounded, the doctrine that the [Constitution], in authorizing its federal branch to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States, has given them thereby a power to do whatever they may think, or pretend, would promote the general welfare–which construction would make that of itself a complete government, without limitation of powers.… The plain sense and obvious meaning were that they might levy the taxes necessary to provide for the general welfare by the various acts of power therein specified and delegated to them, and by no others. – Thomas Jefferson (December 24, 1825)
I never cease to marvel at your ignorance about the U.S. Constitution and your own government. I included the exact dates of the quotes so you can research them for yourself too junior.