We ask “Is it Constitutional?” and they argue that it is ‘equitable’ and ‘fair’ and that everyone should pay for everybody else - it is only fair.
That wasn't the question.
We ask “Is it the proper role of Government?” and they argue that ‘it is a good thing’ and ‘it accomplishes a societal good’.
That wasn't the question.
Not all things worth doing are within the scope of the Federal Governments LIMITED and ENUMERATED powers. Not all things worth doing are worth having the government do - even if it would be ‘fair’ and ‘equitable’.
But they cannot get it through their heads that the Government is in any way limited from doing what they think it should do to make sure things are ‘fair’, ‘equitable’ and that ‘accomplishes a societal good’.
Their minds just don't work that way.
TOP POST on this thread.
That is the #1 answer as far as I am concerned, you have nailed it.
And fair ALWAYS requires a government arbiter.
ML/NJ