Just show me where in the Bible God or Jesus state explicitly that government should not help the poor. Anywhere.
It does warn you that doing so will make the poor Caesar’s.
... I mean habitual handouts. Random or opportunistic kindness by a ruler would not do that.
What we need to recognize is, the bible is not always a systematic theology book — sometimes it’s a teach by example book.
The intrigues by which King David was euchred out of his palace (after having sinned through his affair with Bathsheba, and God let it happen in order to chastise David) are an example of dirty politics by means of promising the moon to the people.
I do criticize the state of modern Christendom. I think it let the government take over charity way too easily. And with charity went the credibility of the gospel message. If you are telling your neighbor that God lives in you, that God loves them, but they should go to Caesar for help, that’s a mixed message. It’s not an unrecoverable problem, but it will need a changed mindset to address.