"George Willer" wrote in message
...

George, would you eliminate medicade too if you had your druthers?

Jim

Certainly... wouldn't you? Which article of the Constitution do you
think
it's based on? Do you still believe in Santa Claus?

Article I, Section. 8, Clause 1: "The Congress shall have Power To lay
and
collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide
for
the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States..."

Provide for the general welfare. That's the one, George.

--
Ed Huntress

Maybe with your slant it looks like one. Congress isn't really providing
for general welfare... it's merely Juggling individual welfare from one
group of individuals to another.

You could collect Medicare just as well as anyone else, George. It doesn't
discriminate. And Congress, as well as a very large majority of Americans,
think that the result is good for the general welfare of the country.

It doesn't have the Constitutional authority to do so.

You tell 'em. They could probably use a few lessons about what the
Constitution means. What's your take on the equal protection clause of the
14th Amendment?

--
Ed Huntress