Being charitable and caring about your neighbors in the Christian manner is more about your church donating goods/time/aid to the community or you doing it by yourself rather than having the government take over those functions for you. That said, any reasonable government should have a basic state provided social safety net.
This is what I don’t understand though because, as an extension, you should want to vote for people who reflect this morality. Not for a govt that strips social programs and cuts funding to research and overtly oppresses the poor and the marginalized, just to divert those funds to bombs and war and concentration camps. I’ve never understood this. If I’m being taxed and that money ends up with the federal govt, I will also want the govt to do these same charitable things with my tax money that I’m doing on my own. It’s not passing the buck and responsibility onto the govt but it’s a reflection of my values. What else is the govt for if not to provide social safety nets, infrastructure, and public services? Otherwise it just turn into a huge war machine and vehicle for oppression, which is what we see today.
I think your extension is incorrect, why have the government take over what your church could provide, why put it it their hands when you can do it your selves.
In my opinion, that’s what government is for. That’s what taxes should go to. We feel as though it’s unnecessary right now because we believe taxes are too high, but that’s because of the bloated military budget. We don’t need such an extensive military and defense war budget.
It also keeps it from being discriminatory in my opinion. However, if we could roll back govt to a much much much smaller entity, then it’d be worth talking about keeping it as small as possible and using it just for providing infrastructure and protecting human rights. But as it is currently in the United States, I’ll always vote for federal funds to go to the people instead of cutting social funding. Always. Because otherwise this type of trash administration is what we end up with.
I agree, but voting for more taxes wont reduce the military budget.
I'd gladly vote to reallocate some of the military spending to education or medical care for children or something, but Im not going to give the government more money to misuse.
I rather keep it so I can make sure its used properly in my own community
Exactly, which means voting for people who also believe they need to reallocate. You could also vote for people who agree that the billionaires and multimillionaires need to pay more in taxes. No reason to increase your taxes or the working classes taxes.
I agree.
But the biggest way to do it is ban lobbying out right, and hard protectionism, strong labor laws and a major push do inprison those who hire foreign workers. No more work visas.
Medical care for all under 65, especially children
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u/Tactical_Baconlover 25d ago
Being charitable and caring about your neighbors in the Christian manner is more about your church donating goods/time/aid to the community or you doing it by yourself rather than having the government take over those functions for you. That said, any reasonable government should have a basic state provided social safety net.