> and enforces the laws it sets. Then all they would need to do is pass a law, saying that we are taxing X to give some benefit to all citizens. Which is, in

> and enforces the laws it sets. Then all they would need to do is pass a law, saying that we are taxing X to give some benefit to all citizens. Which is, in fact, correct. That is how it works, and it is perfectly legal and moral, as long as all citizens are treated equally under the new law.