Not at all, no. The 16th amendment allows federal government to impose income taxes. Obviously it makes the tax part of social security constitutional. In no wa

Not at all, no. The 16th amendment allows federal government to impose income taxes. Obviously it makes the tax part of social security constitutional. In no way however it makes the spending part of the social security constitutional, because it clearly doesn’t say anything about what the government can use that money for. For that, we had the Enumerated Powers of Article I, Section 8, along with any powers explicitly listed in constitution, like for example 16th amendment.