danielpalos
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What makes you say that? Both, promote and provide are terms used when referring to the general welfare, in our federal Constitution.I already read the Federalist Papers. I don't need to appeal to ignorance of the federal doctrine, or the law.yes, it does; it means, to raise money for the general welfare, not the general warfare.Only the right wing, claims that. Providing for the general welfare means doing what it takes to fund it.
No, it does not. As Madison pointed out, our federal government is not an agency of benevolence. He should know, he wrote the Constitution.
Here, learn something about what was meant in the writings:
But what does the term General Welfare actually mean? The term general welfare is often connected with the ancient philosophy of classic republicanism. This philosophy encapsulates many things, but for our discussion today it refers to promoting the common good or putting the interests of everyone over the interests of a select group or a few people.
Original Intent: The General Welfare
Obviously you didn't even click on the link yet alone read it. As Madison put it, the general welfare clause was limited only to that enumerated within the Constitution. And there is nothing in the Constitution that mentions housing, food, medical care, air conditioners, basketball courts, none of those things. It's within the Powers of Congress where what the federal government is to provide the people.
Promoting the general welfare does not mean, promoting the general badfare, or the general warfare or the common offense.
In other words, you want to put the palms of your hands over your ears and sing aloud. That's fine, but don't pretend the founders of this country meant welfare the way you do. Nobody would start a country with the dream of loafers sitting around while others work to support them.