That high class bum, is the government!
I do think we should give to the poor, but we should not be forced to! If the government was not forcing your hand, there would be more for the poor, because there would be no third party, sucking the blood out of others!
Agreed, then disagreed. Agree that the government sucks a lot of $ from people and the problem's are corruption, greed and stacking the rules to their own advantages over other people. It is the gov. helping those that helped them get elected (with the $ pumped into their campaigns).
About forcing the giving of charity and such I disagree with you. At least in the Jewish tradition Tzedakah was forced upon sometimes upon those individuals who did not give what they rightfully owned to the society. (That's besides taxes). Charity is an obligation not a personal choice.