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Promoting the welfare of citizens is a clearly stated

Posted on: March 14, 2018 at 09:40:42 CT
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goal of the federal government of the USA. It is also written into Article 1 under duties of congress as well as far as spending.

After United States vs. Butler (1936) Congress interpreted the General Welfare clause to mean that federal spending could be used to promote the welfare of citizens.

Edited by MrBlueSky at 09:42:48 on 03/14/18
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     what is a democracy and why have it? - Macgrantt MU - 3/14 09:21:27
          the founders didn't create a democracy. Answer the question - pickle MU - 3/14 09:23:07
     VVVVV ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VVVVV - Tigrrrr! MU - 3/14 09:04:39
     Who cares? - Ferg STL - 3/14 09:02:20
          those who care about individualism, rights, and liberty - pickle MU - 3/14 09:06:13
               Promote the general welfare Pickle - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:12:18
                    Glad you asked. - pickle MU - 3/14 09:16:19
                         Lol. An opinion piece from a Mises guy - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:18:29
                              what's wrong with it? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/14 09:28:33
                              why does the source matter? did you read it? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:19:41
                                   It matters because Pickle posts an opinion piece from - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:20:16
                                        why don't you argue the position if it's wrong? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:31:02
                                             Promoting the welfare of citizens is a clearly stated - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:40:42
                                                  so your position is based on a court interpretation some 160 - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:51:55
                                                       I have. One of the first stated goals in the preamble - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:54:06
                                                            As usual, you've brought nothing (nm) - pickle MU - 3/14 09:57:20
                                                                 Oh, I'm sorry you only know how to post things that support - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:01:58
                                                                      you have yet to address Adams and Sherman - pickle MU - 3/14 10:07:53
                                                                           If there interpretations were supposed to be marked by - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:09:37
                                                                                willful ignorance. Also, you brought up the Constitution - pickle MU - 3/14 10:13:24
                                                                                     And as someone who rejects the constitution, your - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:16:02
                                                                                          he provided opinions of those responsible for it (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 10:24:37
                                                                                               And they wrote the constitution purposely vague - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 10:26:01
                                                                                                    not for the reasons you think(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/14 10:33:22
                                                                                                    there is nothing vague in the quotes given - pickle MU - 3/14 10:30:51
                                                                                          Then why did you bring it up and ask me about it? - pickle MU - 3/14 10:17:57
                                                  That's not what it says at all - pickle MU - 3/14 09:44:35
                              I'd ignore it too, if I were you (nm) - pickle MU - 3/14 09:19:15
                                   I read it. - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:19:45
                                        then explain why, it should be easy, right? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:31:25
                                        i doubt you did - pickle MU - 3/14 09:21:53
                                             I read the whole article, pickle. It's an opinion piece - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 09:23:23
                                                  you couldn't have read it in two minutes - pickle MU - 3/14 09:25:28
                    It's intentionally vague(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:16:13
                         No (nm) - pickle MU - 3/14 09:16:32
                              of course it is - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:19:18
                                   no (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/14 09:20:03
                                        yes, it is - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:22:39
                                             No. If that's the case, then why have one at all? (nm) - pickle MU - 3/14 09:26:09
                                                  Why not put everything they meant into the Constitution? - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:31:21
                                                       there are records of debates and conventions - pickle MU - 3/14 09:41:20
                                                            we know the intentions, but those intentions didn't - cnk ATL - 3/14 09:47:32
     Wrong board(nm) - Danny Whizzbang USA - 3/14 09:00:16




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