Is Rectal Rehydration a Legitimate Function of Government?
December 12, 2014
Of course, says the CIA. It’s right there in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution — assuming of course that you are a good Hamiltonian and can find “implied powers” in between the lines of the Constitution.
UPDATE: Graham D. writes to say that rectal rehydration is right there in the Constitution next to the part that allows for the creation of the CIA.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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