How much would the tax payers be saved if?

Question

the federal goernment stopped every program not that dose not fall under the powers specificly metined in the constituiton?

Answer 1

I think Bostonian's figure was a little high.  When Congress wants to influence behavior it cannot control directly, it uses tax incentives and grants to states tied to state control of the behavior in question.  Both methods cost more than direct federal control.  With grants, that waste is shared between the feds and the states, but ultimately gets paid by us.

Bear in mind, I'm not saying the feds should have more power, but only that, if cost were the only concern, direct regulation is always cheaper than indirect regulation.

Answer 2

Great question, and the answer is probably unknown.

Just take a look at Fredie may and fannie mac. If the govt would stop pouring money into a broken system to "fix it" just imagine how much we would save. Just from these two organization, govt. is estimating 25billion, but S&P is estimating 1trillion.

We spend so much money in programs that dont work.

Wishing full think that the politicians would stop funding it, b/c these programs increase their power.

Answer 3

I'm afraid this isn't exactly a tax question, but there clearly are a number of things the Federal government is doing which have been overturned by the US Supreme Court as being outside their jurisdiction, and there would undoubtably be SOME tax savings if those programs were never started.

The question of whether the current scope of the Federal government exceeds that permitted by the Constitution is moot, as the Constitution means what the US Supreme court says it means, and they've specifically allowed some of the programs which anyone who actually READ the Constitution would realize are disallowed.

Answer 4

Exactly $0.  The Constitution grants Congress the power to pass laws.  Since the Federal government can't spend a dime without legislation to direct the expenditure, all expenditures by the Federal government are allowed under The Constitution as long as the implementing legislation is in place.

Answer 5

the programs are not the problem...the problem is all the corruption and mis-use of funds.

when politicians stop buying hammers and ashtrays from their buddies companies at $500 apiece and handing overblown contracts to companies that dont do any work even after they get the multi million dollar check.