<P> The Taxing and Spending Clause ( which contains provisions known as the General Welfare Clause ) and the Uniformity Clause , Article I , Section 8 , Clause 1 of the United States Constitution , grants the federal government of the United States its power of taxation . While authorizing Congress to levy taxes , this clause permits the levying of taxes for two purposes only : to pay the debts of the United States , and to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States . Taken together , these purposes have traditionally been held to imply and to constitute the federal government 's taxing and spending power . </P>
<P> The Taxing and Spending Clause ( which contains provisions known as the General Welfare Clause ) and the Uniformity Clause , Article I , Section 8 , Clause 1 of the United States Constitution , grants the federal government of the United States its power of taxation . While authorizing Congress to levy taxes , this clause permits the levying of taxes for two purposes only : to pay the debts of the United States , and to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States . Taken together , these purposes have traditionally been held to imply and to constitute the federal government 's taxing and spending power . </P>
where does the u.s. government get its authority to tax
where does the u.s. government get its authority to tax
Article I , Section 8 , Clause 1
Article I , Section 8 , Clause 1