It's great to want to help people, but our Constitution does not authorize Congress to do so. Its spending authority is itemized in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. We cannot lay the entire blame, not even an important share of it, at the feet of Congress.
American people are to blame for our fiscal mess.
Any congressmen who'd respect, heed, and obey the letter and spirit of the Constitution would not get our votes. Our hero is the congressman who exhibits the deepest contempt for the limitations of the Constitution's Article I, Section 8. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice. Walter Williams in The Washington Times, May 28, 1997. A penny for your vote Combined federal, state, and local taxes cost the average American 35.2 percent of his income, according to Tax Foundation estimates.