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