“People are not so opposed to helping the poor as much as having the government extort the money from them in the form of taxes and then doling it out with no accountability or oversight.”
That is how I feel about it. Just like having a limit on how many fish you can catch a day. There is a good reason for it. Over fish it and they will all be gone and no one will get any.
If they are going to force us to buy a license to have that privilege then at least make sure everyone can catch some.
But with that said... Read through this thread, and previuos threads on the topic. They could really care less if folks starve to death just as long as they do not have to help in the least bit.
If folks were less selfish and more compassionate as a rule then the government would not have to force the issue... They will not even contribute to non profit food collection because it cramps their personal “lifestyle”.
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” ~ Matthew 6:24
Most churches can give out food and rescue missions, but they demand accountability and the welfare deadbeats don’t want that.