Yes, It Is In The Constitution
“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 defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;”
From Article One Of The United States Constitution.
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General welfare was never intended to usher in a nanny state in the minds of the framers, but why worry about what was actually meant by them? They’re just dead white males after all.