Because congress does not have enough power to do any more than that.
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Only Congress can levy taxes. The President, through the IRS (a branch of the Treasury Dept.) collects the taxes.
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The Congress could not levy taxes.
No. Only the Legislative Branch (Congress) has the power to levy taxes.
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to regulate and discourage some activity that Congress thinks is harmful or dangerous to the public.
Congress can levy income taxes.
The president cannot put the budget into effect immediately. The budget must go through a legislative process which involves approval by Congress. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate must pass the budget before it can become law.
The Congress has the power to levy, impose and collect, the taxes in the U.S. Congress imposes these taxes through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and State taxing authorities.
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