Article I, Section 8

"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States ..."

In all, the Constitution sets forth some 20 duties and powers incumbent upon Congress.

Thus far, all the discussions of "health care reform" have been around "how much, how far." But this young man, a vet, raises an interesting point:

Well?