The New Testament is not about social welfare policy.
John 12:8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
Actually, there is a nifty line in one of Paul's letters:
"If they do not work, neither shall they eat."
That sums up my welfare policies.
Bingo! We have a winner. We have these idiots who think there is validity to "separation between church and state." Then these same idiots use the New Testament for governmental policy. Note to JFK: apply the New Testament to your own life! And has JFK donated a tenth of his income to charity? No. But he sure likes to donate mine to that same cause.
(2 Thessalonians 3:10b-15) "...if anyone will not work, neither let him eat. For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ t work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread...And if anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of that man and do not associate with him, so that he may be put to shame. And yet do not regard his as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother."
This passage appears to be calling for Christian "tough" love (excuse the cliche) to restore them to fellowship and not welfare handouts to those who refuse to work.
This is Christian "welfare policy."