Ron Paul poised to take on the Fed at head of financial subcommittee

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These individuals who want this strict interpretation of the Constitution always seem to forget that the preamble of the Constitution states ...

No, they do not. They are quite aware of what the preamble states. But they are also aware that the preamble is just that, a preamble; it is neither law nor carries the force of law. It simply states the reason behind establishing the Constitution. The meaning of "the general welfare" and the context in which the federal government is to promote it are "qualified by the detail of powers connected with them," as Madison wrote (i.e., enumerated within the Constitution itself), no less in the very first Article which immediately follows the preamble.

For the preservation of a constitutional republic (and thus the sovereignty and freedom of individuals), you definitely want in power those who are hardcore defenders of the U.S. Constitution.

If there was redistribution of the wealth, think of all of the human misery that would abate.

So who would redistribute that wealth, and by what authority? If anyone other than me redistributes my wealth, that is theft; and if the government by threat of law, that is tyranny. Philanthropic charity is not delegated to the federal government anywhere in the Constitution; that is the domain of the states, or more appropriately the people. A constitutional republic defies any attempt at a communist democracy, protected by the ramparts of the U.S. Constitution.

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Since [the rich] use more resources (law enforcement, military protection, fire department protection, roads, etc.) they should rightfully pay more.

I would love to know what this mysterious, non-arbitrary number is that classifies "the rich" and why the left persists in racial and class warfare. But less generally to your point, in what way does "the rich" use more law enforcement, more military protection, etc.?

Incidentally, anyone who earns above $45,000 per year are in the top 1.7% of the richest people in the world (Milanovic, B. [2000]. "True World Income Distribution, 1988 and 1993: First calculations based on household surveys alone." World Bank Development Research Group. p. 30).