Easy Solution to the Decifit/National Debt Crisis

[Woodznutz]

The ROI of Social Security contributions wouldn't be so bad if they weren't made from after-tax earnings.

You can up the ROI by outliving the average age of death. I'm ten years past that and living in tall cotton. Of course this isn't good for the system.

 

[Moonglow]

Duh. But that doesn’t make it Constitutional, you dope.

the U.S. Congress has the authority to create departments within the Executive Branch. While the Constitution doesn't explicitly detail how to create agencies, it grants Congress broad power to establish offices and define their functions through legislation.

Here's how Congress does it:

• Article I of the Constitution:
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  Grants Congress the power to make laws, which includes the power to create federal agencies and offices within them.
  
  
• Necessary and Proper Clause:
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  Allows Congress to make laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers, further supporting the creation of agencies.
  
  
• Appointments Clause:
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  Outlines how officers of the United States are appointed, and while it requires Senate confirmation for principal officers, it allows Congress to delegate the appointment of "inferior officers" to the President, department heads, or courts.
  

In essence, Congress uses its legislative power to:

1. Establish offices: Create new agencies or departments.
2. Define functions: Determine the duties and responsibilities of the agencies.
3. Set structure: Design the basic organization and operations of the agencies.
4. Influence operations: Control agency actions through legislation, including funding and oversight.
   

Limits on Congressional Power:

• Constitutional constraints:
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  While Congress has broad authority, its actions must align with other constitutional principles, such as the separation of powers and individual rights.
• Presidential Role:
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  The President plays a key role in the operation of agencies through appointments and oversight.
• Judicial Review:
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  Courts can review agency actions to ensure they are consistent with the law and Constitution.

 

[Moonglow]

The ROI of Social Security contributions wouldn't be so bad if they weren't made from after-tax earnings.

And they are taxed again when you earn too much..

 

[BackAgain]

the U.S. Congress has the authority to create departments within the Executive Branch. While the Constitution doesn't explicitly detail how to create agencies, it grants Congress broad power to establish offices and define their functions through legislation.

Here's how Congress does it:

• Article I of the Constitution:
  .Opens in new tab
  Grants Congress the power to make laws, which includes the power to create federal agencies and offices within them.
  
  
• Necessary and Proper Clause:
  .Opens in new tab
  Allows Congress to make laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers, further supporting the creation of agencies.
  
  
• Appointments Clause:
  .Opens in new tab
  Outlines how officers of the United States are appointed, and while it requires Senate confirmation for principal officers, it allows Congress to delegate the appointment of "inferior officers" to the President, department heads, or courts.

In essence, Congress uses its legislative power to:

1. Establish offices: Create new agencies or departments.
2. Define functions: Determine the duties and responsibilities of the agencies.
3. Set structure: Design the basic organization and operations of the agencies.
4. Influence operations: Control agency actions through legislation, including funding and oversight.

Limits on Congressional Power:

• Constitutional constraints:
  .Opens in new tab
  While Congress has broad authority, its actions must align with other constitutional principles, such as the separation of powers and individual rights.
• Presidential Role:
  .Opens in new tab
  The President plays a key role in the operation of agencies through appointments and oversight.
• Judicial Review:
  .Opens in new tab
  Courts can review agency actions to ensure they are consistent with the law and Constitution.

You petty lesson has nothing to with it. All bills passed by Congress are subject to Constitutional scrutiny, you dimwit.

And just because Congress has authority to create an agency doesn’t mean that said agency is therefore excluded from such scrutiny.

The Constitution allows Congress to make laws too. But guess what? Laws have nevertheless been struck down as unconstitutional.

Are you beginning to catch on yet?