KLP, I really don't want to get into this too deeply, but promote the general welfare does not mean to totally finance it. I think it is more like one of the definitions of the word "promote". "To contribute to the progress or growth of". That would include the federal highways, national parks, certain memorials that are meant to honor those that have served the nation, and other projects that contribute to the entire nation.
It does not include things like bailing out states, or cities, for whatever may happen to them. Even though I believe that the federal government should give them a helping hand, it should not be expected to carry the entire load. The, so called, welfare that is so abused, and fruitless, are things like the food stamps, and totally providing for several generations of certain groups of people. That kind of welfare has spawned millions of Americans that do not, and will not, work to earn a living, because Uncle Sam is going to pay for all of their needs. Self reliance has been thrown into the trash bag, and that is one of the traits that made this nation so strong in the first place. Those that produce should not have to pay the way for those that will only suck the government's teat. |
