” I’m sorry you find it so taxing.
No sale. “
I don’t necessarily care how easy or difficult it is to collect the tax, it’s the principle of the matter — the GOP USED to stand against increased tax revenues. I know, I know, these are already existing taxes not being collected blah, blah blah...
But the point is, while the GOP does NOTHING for our interests — defunding Planned Parenthood, defunding sanctuary cities, etc, they are willing to go to great lengths to do the bidding of the Chamber of Cowards. Another reminder to never again give one dime to any piece of the party apparatus.
This still respects the principle of Federalism, pushing revenue down to the State level, for which the GOP also stands. So it’s a mixed bag. Small bricks and mortar stores critical to any community are getting killed by Amazon et al. So this may be as much about them as anything else.
Bingo!
Never was the question “can Congress tax?”, it’s ALWAYS been “for what purpose does Congress tax?”
Fedzilla has a VERY limited enumeration of powers that would require such an expenditure of taxpayer $$.
If Congress cannot site an authority (and, sorry, ‘Common Welfare’ doesn’t cut trampling upon our 5/9/10/13th Am. Rights, it’s taxing power it verboten!
Same can be said for the States (though, lacks the 9/10th restrictions)