Please provide Scriptural support for Governments taking care of the poor. Government as it's core is compulsion. All that government does is ultimately backed up by the threat of force.
Do you realize that most "programs for the poor" have 80% or more of the dollars absorbed by the bureaucracy (direct and indirect costs)?
I support bankruptcy protections as our Founding Father's found those to be wise. I support safety nets. I think they encourage risk taking and therefore help the economy.
Safety nets are fine, as long as they are strictly private safety nets.
Every single thing government touches, it corrupts or destroys.
Those who view government as an inherent good are true enemies of our Founders and their beliefs. Our Founders did all they could to minimize the impact of government in our lives.
See post 15. And nobody likes authority. Doesn't mean all authority is bad.
Do you realize that most "programs for the poor" have 80% or more of the dollars absorbed by the bureaucracy (direct and indirect costs)?
I don't believe it's that bad, but even if so, then that's badly mismanaged. I'm not in favor of being stupid about it. But I'm not in favor of removing safety nets, simply because it's being mismanaged. Measure the effectiveness and change the management until it improves.