What are two consequences of the fact that the Congress could not tax states?

The Court held Congress had the power to establish a Bank under the general welfare clause to “tax and spend” and the state tax could not inhibit the superior federal statute. McCulloch v. Maryland Case Brief.

Explanation:

b. british workers

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.