"John Wycliff had it in the 14th century: 'How should God approve that you rob Peter, and give this robbery to Paul in the name of Christ?'"
The left will talk about their Christian values (providing for the poor) to justify their socialist views.
Whereas,my view is "The lord helps those that help themselves"
More Republicans should take the stance of hand up not hand outs.
But then where would the Democratic Party be without victims?
And they say we try to impose our values on everyone. Maybe we should start saying that every mention of charity in gov't is a violation of the Establishment clause. LOL! I could really have some fun with that. For example: The Bible says that we should be concerned about the poor. Since that idea finds its roots in the Bible, to promote it in gov't is an unconstituional violation of the separation of church and state. The moral values of the majority are irrelevant. John Cheapskate's 14th Amendment right to liberty and property is what's at issue. So people are dying of AIDS. So children are homeless. So someone cannot pay for their healthcare. It's not the gov't's business to impose the morality of the majority on all. Our taxes pay for military and structural things ONLY, if morality cannot be an issue.