New ways

The phrase promote the general Welfare appears in the opening paragraph of the Constitution. This has been used to legalize all the many benefits the government has bequeathed to the public. Over the past few years presidents have used this and their emergency powers to add to the list of benefits. This power was used to demand that people get vaxed and schools and churches were closed. There were the new rules requiring toilets to use less water and getting rid of incandescent light bulbs. More recently the demand that gas stoves be replaced with electric. Let's carry this out to an extreme to illustrate a point. There should be a 100% tax on gasoline to cut usage. This would move people closer to where they work. Big taxes on meat to remove the climate threat of animal gas. Big tax on all sugar products like pastries, candy and cereal for health reasons. Big tax on alcohol and tobacco products. Health insurance companies to raise rates according to body mass index. Big tax on water usage to discourage lawn watering. Have one style of shoes for men and women with different sizes to reduce the cost of shoes for poor people. Same for pants and tops. One style different sizes sort of like China under Mao where everyone dressed alike. Special heavy duty real estate tax on larger homes and limit lot sizes. Make single family homes illegal and substitute with high rise condos and town homes. All of the tax revenue to be used to build and install windmills and solar panels. This requires sacrifice from some to promote the general welfare of the masses. It goes along way toward the goal of equity.