[geeks] Taxes

[Phil Stracchino]

Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 May 2008, Michael Parson wrote:
>>
>>> This is the only tax proposal out there written by economists, not
>>> politicians.  It removes the power of taxation from the government and
>>> gives power back to the citizens, which is why the Congress doesn't
>>> like it.
>>
>> I have a better tax proposal:  limit the scope of the national
>> government to what the Constitution defines and lower the taxes to
>> support that.  Without entitlement programs, a standing army, regulation
>> of intrastate commerce, and all the other 'services' the national
>> government forces upon us, they could probably be funded solely though
>> bake sales.
> 
> Isn't "regulation of interstate commerce" one of the activities the 
> Constitution specifically requires the Federal Government to perform?

It is indeed.  Article One, Section Eight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_8:_Powers_of_Congress

"... To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
states, and with the Indian tribes; ..."



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