Where does it state in the Constitution that tax dollars can be given to

[oohhbother]

Where does it say that the people have to keep the party that gives tax dollars to corporations in office ?

[Zardoz]

corporations or private business?
Other than to provide a service for the people.
gerafalo - The 16th amendment to the constitution.

Amendment XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
"may enact laws as it sees fit to promote the well-being of the people governed thereunder"

[darvosix]

ts called corporate welfare, and the corpoations are the boss

[acyberwin]

Do you think that if corporations had higher taxes (and by the way, we have some of the highest corp taxes in the world) that they wouldn't offset that by charging more for their product?

Corp guys are nice guys now, is that what you are suggesting? They would gladly take the hit and accept lower profits?

Did you happen to see what year the 16th was ratified? The framers DID NOT write that!

In fact, the original income tax was struck down by the Supreme Court as being unconstitutional... which promoted the need for an amendment!

EDIT : The guy below me made a good point...
Social Security is not constitutional either... Nor is HHS [income redistribution] (which last year was more funded than defense!)

[MilleniumPROOOOOOOOOOOOO]

Since The Bush Family Rewrote The Constitution To Fit Their Lifestyle.....
In Real Terms We Would Call This Organized Crime........

[netnazivictim]

It doesn't, then again it also doesn't say we should have welfare and food stamps and WICs or social security eetc. Lets wipe them all out.

[One Sly Dog]

the constitution doesnt mean jack to anyone now.


you answered RPs question. taxes for social welfare SERVE THE PEOPLE. conservatives dont really have the ability to think. forgive them.

[gerafalop]

Where does the Constitution give the federal government the right to collect income tax?

exactly it is not in the original document

[Paul]

Where does it state in the consitution that tax dollars can be give to people?

[Brad V]

Jimmy Carter wasn't as dumb as people accused him of being. The 16th Amendment in the Constitution allowed for Jimmy to lend Chrysler Motors and Lee Iaccoca $ two billion for bailout, and it worked.

Those were simpler times, now weren't they !