They don't seem to understand that Jesus would be AGAINST STEALING from others (i.e., muggings for taxes on income and similar) - "Thou shalt not STEAL". Regardless of motivation.
And just because a mugger took your money and gave it all to some poor sod in the projects, doesn't make *YOU* "saintly" (nor the mugger, of course). It makes you just a victim. YOU need to, YOURSELF, voluntarily give the money to the proper recipient (not the mugger) to gain points in Heaven!
Free will, man. The politicos think they are being saintly for spending your money "better" than you can.