5kYL: Principle Fourteen

PROPERTY RIGHTS ESSENTIAL TO LIBERTY

God commands man to multiply and replenish the earth, to subdue it and bring it under dominion.

Because property earned is a right of it's owner, it can't lawfully be taken away. This creates incentive for innovative people to continue developing, creating, and profiting. Property is an extension of life, energy, and ingenuity.
One main cause for the American Revolution was because the English Crown was excessively confiscating the property of the colonists by means of taxation without their consent (or representation).

A prominent government function is to protect the rights of property of the citizenry. However, the meaning of "general welfare", has been distorted. Since the 16th amendment of the Constitution was ratified, and the confiscation of peoples' property was made legal, that property has been misappropriated in the form of redistribution to non-earners.

So what is an accurate definition of "General Welfare" that appears often within the Constitution?
It is the belief that the poor should be taken care of, but who's role should this be, and to what capacity?

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