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Jesus paid his taxes (Matthew 17 and 22), and in Romans, Paul explicitly tells Christians to pay their taxes. If Jesus only meant that people should give through charity, then he wouldn't have paid his taxes.
I also believe (my opinion) that Jesus would worry less about how much to pay in taxes and worry more about where the money is spent. Given his preference for helping the poor, I have no doubt he would support welfare and similar social programs while decrying the defense budget. His anti-war stance is pretty clear.
Now, I'm no hippie. We need a strong military in this world, and I support defense spending despite Christ's wishes. (I hate saying that, but that's the truth.) It's just that, in reference to the OP's point, I agree. Jesus would want us to help the poor and needy regardless of how that's accomplished, and would likely tell people to worry less about taxes and worry more about loving others.
(On a side note, I strongly disagree with the OP's last line: "Anytime the Government forces me to have a child that I cannot afford, they damn well be willing to take care of it." Um, no. If you cannot afford a child, don't have sex. Just because the government should take care of people doesn't mean you have carte blanche to bring people into this world and give up responsibility for them.)
help is right around the corner at your local church, if your a member.
No, Jesus would say it is up to us to help our brethern and to give of what they ask. So are you willing to feed all those hungry on your city block, or suburb, or take on a county in a rural area? At your own costs?