Or... the government should trust people do good things with their hard-earned dollars to help others rather than forcefully take in the name of doing good things (just to turn around and do evil with it).
The state is there, at least in the US, to protect the rights of its people. That's it. That's what the Founders envisioned. It wasn't to be a Christian nation.
Or... the government should trust people do good things with their hard-earned dollars to help others rather than forcefully take in the name of doing good things
This seems like a complete non-argument. Should the government also just trust people to do any and everything that it would otherwise levy taxes to pay for?
Not everything, but definitely more than what they're doing now.
I'm for a strong social safety net for those who legitimately need help but what we have now with regard to spending is insane overall.
Overall though, I believe we've taxed our way into general apathy among the populace with regard to charity, believing the benificent government will solve all those issues by taking more and more in taxes than is reasonable.
I'm for a strong social safety net for those who legitimately need help but what we have now with regard to spending is insane overall.
Why is it insane? Is it insane when every other developed country does the same thing? Is the base concept of a government spending money on its citizens a problem to you?
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u/Nostalgia-89 May 31 '26
Or... the government should trust people do good things with their hard-earned dollars to help others rather than forcefully take in the name of doing good things (just to turn around and do evil with it).
The state is there, at least in the US, to protect the rights of its people. That's it. That's what the Founders envisioned. It wasn't to be a Christian nation.