Of course he did! He and his fellow Jews held to the idea that charity is usually a short term response to an emergency, and/or mostly for widows and orphans who could not otherwise provide for themselves. I think they would have been horrified at the idea of able-bodied people living off of the confiscated resources of other people.
And, secondly, charity is at least as much for the giver as it is for the receiver. Charity given freely by an individual is important to the soul of the giver.
And, thirdly, Christ and Christianity emphasize individual salvation - something that is antithetical to an enormous, confiscatory, governmental “charity” machine, which establishes a great distance between the giver and the receiver and the receiver from the giver. It removes the possibility of thankfulness and gratitude and creates instead a cycle of dependence and ingratitude.
Say no more!! Whatever YOU think is undoubtedly exactly what Jesus thought. The two of you are remarkably alike and I have no doubt that you understand his inner most thoughts. While there is no indication that he had the slightest interest in low taxes and limited government, YOU have concluded that if Jesus were alive today, he'd be American! Yes, to heck with all that "Give unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar," Jesus would be a Tea Partier! To heck with all that "give your money to the poor and follow me" and "easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle" business. Jesus wants States Rights!!