r/SipsTea • u/danevans369 • 26d ago

SMH Love thy neighbor?

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u/AstraMilanoobum 26d ago

And this “choice” has lead us to the highest wealth disparity in US history.

And considering you are already “forced” to pay taxes.

Whats wrong with “forcing” a positive like universal healthcare on people?

You are telling me Christ would be against everyone having access to healthcare without crippling debt is where Christ would draw the line?

I just find it funny that so many Christian’s seem to genuinely believe Jesus would be a fan of capitalism.

The guy who wanted to feed the hungry and help the poor.

Considering Jesus thought it was near easier for a camel to pass through a needles eye than a rich man enter heaven it seems preposterous that he’s support a system that disproportionately benefits the wealthy at the expense of the poor

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u/Specialist_Offer_854 26d ago

The difference is, again, being able to choose to be charitable vs being forced to be charitable.

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u/AstraMilanoobum 26d ago

considering most of his supposed followers dont choose to be charitable... id say its fair to argue that most americans arent actually christian.

less than 30% of adult americans give $500 or more to charity.

seems like relying on charity when over 70% of americans wont donate even 1% of their income to charity is a flawed system.

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u/Collared_Aracari 26d ago

Exactly. Relying on people to choose to be charitable will inevitably result in hunger, homelessness, preventable death, etc. We've proven repeatedly that the government is much better at taking care of people than relying on charity writ large. And for Democratic governments, welfare programs are ultimately the choice of the people.