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Not "the government", but specifically the federal government of the United States. The federal government here has a specific list of enumerated rights, and an
by MichaelBurge 10y ago
Not "the government", but specifically the federal government of the United States. The federal government here has a specific list of enumerated rights, and anything not listed is given to the states, which split it between themselves, the local governments, and the people.
Taxing needs to be explicitly mentioned in the constitution, and income taxes even needed their own amendment. It just seems like the EITC isn't actually a tax, and that the best they could do is offer an optional program that individual states could opt-in to.
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- yequalsx 10y agoThe U.S. Constitution consists of lots of statements that grant the federal government powers. These statements have logical implications. Logically valid implications of the enumerated powers ought to be constitutional, right? It would be absurd to say the Department of the Air Force is unconstitutional even though there is no explicit mention of the federal government being granted the power to have said department. Should there be 50 different states with their own departments of the Air Force?