The Interstate system might fall under the Commerce Clause, since it crosses state boundaries. But the Commerce Clause has been so screwed and abused since Wickard v. Filburn that it requires serious repair.
One item of government spending that usually DOESN’T cross state lines, however, is disaster relief.
I don’t mean to sound cruel, but why should my tax money be spent to provide relief for tornado victims in Oklahoma, or a forest fire in California or a flood in Alabama? Shouldn’t the states and/or insurance companies provide that relief?
I’m aware of the story of Davy Crockett and the farmer who was pissed at him for voting to provide federal relief for the victims of a fire, and that story does have a certain resonance here.
Charity is not a legitimate function of “limited” government and it certainly does not appear in the Constitution. Americans have proven themselves amazingly generous in helping their fellow citizens, but that beneficence should be voluntary, not mandatory.
Again, I don’t mean to sound unkind. But if my home got flattened by an earthquake, I could not, in good conscience, expect some taxpayer in Nevada to cough up for the rebuilding effort.
“Again, I don’t mean to sound unkind. But if my home got flattened by an earthquake, I could not, in good conscience, expect some taxpayer in Nevada to cough up for the rebuilding effort.”
Almost everyone seems to have something or some reason that justifies their taking from others. You seemed to have avoided that.
My great uncle was killed at Kasserine Pass. He died with no wife or children. My great grandparents got a small death benefit. 6 other great uncles were scarred for life serving as a tail gunner, BAR man, and infantrymen all over the Pacific islands and the Italian/French/German countryside. Not a single one ever said they were owed a thing by our government.
My point is many people on this forum believe their take from taxpayers is justified. I am surprised their are not more flames since the military is mentioned. Bottom line is that the nobody gets a single cent from the US government that does not first come from someone else and that by the threat of force.