Right, which is where it's certainly open to debate. I interpret general welfare to include things like education and infrastructure since virtually everyone be

Right, which is where it's certainly open to debate. I interpret general welfare to include things like education and infrastructure since virtually everyone benefits from them in some form or another. As for defense...if we focused on "defense" instead of "offense" that 50% could be sliced in half if not quarters. Think of how much money not invading Iraq would have saved us. There's no reason our defense budget needs to larger than the next 25 countries combined. As for healthcare...I'm with you man - not a clue.