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Article I, Section 8 — Taxing and Spending Power

Authorizes specified federal taxation and spending for debts, common defense, and general welfare, subject to constitutional limits.

Article I §8 cl. 1Clause / Provision

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Authorizes specified federal taxation and spending for debts, common defense, and general welfare, subject to constitutional limits.

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About / concernsWealth RedistributionCompare Common Sense, centrist, progressive, democratic-socialist, and communist-aligned approaches to wealth redistribution.Open Issue →About / concernsNational SecurityCompare Common Sense, centrist, progressive, democratic-socialist, and communist-aligned approaches to national security.Open Issue →

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InterpretsNational Federation of Independent Business v. SebeliusUpheld the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate as a tax while rejecting it as a valid exercise of…Open Court Case →

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