Wrong!
Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution states ... "The Congress shall have Power ...To ... provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States," and ... "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested in this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof."
?re you saying the general welfare clause allows this (the ACA)? There was some ruling from the justices of the supremes that basically ruled that idea out IIRC.
There is absolutely nothing in that quote from Article I that you just cited that gives the federal government the power to regulate individuals’ healthcare, nor to force them to pay for health insurance. Go back and read the 10th Amendment, then read Article I again, and tell me where the fed gets all of this magical power. Limitation of the federal government by granting only specifically enumerated powers was THE WHOLE POINT of the US Constitution.
That would cover the military and agencies such as EPA, FDA, USDA, and CDC that work to ensure security and safe food and water. It is hard to argue that the government taking over an entire business sector falls into the category of "general welfare."
Far too often, people misinterpret the general welfare clause as meaning that the government should provide permanent dole, or that the government should be everyone's sugar daddy.