taxation

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The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

It seems as though a lot of the taxing and duties being levied now aren't really providing for common defence and general welfare but more for defending special interests (corporations) and specific welfare (people earning over $750,000 per yer) As to the uniformity of them, I can't say but I do wonder how "uniformity" was meant to be interpreted by the authors.

I just pulled that dollar figure out of my ass, btw because that's the biggest number I can wrap my head around at this point.

Anyway, it just seems that the people who are in control are stacking the deck in their favor but telling us it's a thorough shuffle.

And by people in control I don't mean whoever the president puppet du jour is, I mean the people in control.