Being that you are a Dumbocrat, I would expect you to have read the U.S. Constitution to actually understand what you're talking about. So I'll fill you in here - taxing is not for redistributing wealth or acting like a "safety net". The purpose of taxing is to run the government. And the government (federal) is only responsible for 18 enumerated items (stuff like defense, protection of IP, post office, etc.).
The federal government is not empowered to simply decide they can "tax" whenever they want to do something. It doesn't work that way sparky.
Let me fill you in on REALITY:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide
for the common Defencr and
general Welfare of the United States;
Yes, US federal government has Constitutional authority to tax and spend on safety-nets and just about anything so long as it is for the general well being of United States (and not specific areas). This is a long ago settled matter by the Supreme Court.
The fact that you, in year 2016, do not know that, while trying to make some claim to understand constitutional matters completes my case that you are an idiot detached from reality.
Stupid....it is well documented that the "General Welfare" clause refers to the 18 enumerated powers of the federal government
only. How dumb are you?!? Here stupid - words right from the mouths of the founders who created this country, designed the U.S. Constitution, and lead the country...
“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)
You have no idea what you're talking about so stop trying. The "General Welfare" clause is not unlimited powers for the federal government. It applies to their 18 enumerated powers
only. Try reading the frick'n Constitution just once as well as original writings by the founders rather than parroting whatever idiotic libtard talking point you happen to over hear.
