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Can the US federal government tax its citizens for anything the current Congressional legislative House and Sentate can think of and pass and the current president signs into law?
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No. They have limited enumerated powers to tax as given in the US Constitution. Reference Article I, Section 8.
The Federal government has the power to levy taxes as given in the US Constitution, but they are limited powers. This is clearly stated and are generally called "enumerated powers". Many US citizens hold today that the Federal Government through the "general welfare" clause interpretation by past Supreme Court rulings have allowed the Federal Government to tax for anything they want like healthcare for example. It is clear through the readings of the Federalist Papers that they intended limited powers with limited taxing authority. The founding fathers intended most taxing to be done by States rights and this authority is given to States in the 10th amendment to the us constitution in the Bill of Rights.
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