USAsians. 1% in tax for defense or the constitution?

[SamuelRSmith]

Mr Khan said:

SamuelRSmith said:
It was the 16th and 17th amendments which made most of the mess.

Long have i been familiar with the libertarian distaste for #16, but what's wrong with #17?

When the Senate was appointed by the States, the senators had a very different incentives. Namely, they had to keep the state legislators happy. Now, they have the electorate happy, like the House. And, when you combine that with the 16th amendment, that just means giving people as much stuff as possible, and the House/Senate have very similar goals, which makes legislation much more likely to pass, making it easier for Government to grow.