wjmacguffin
Proud Liberal
Yes, but unless I misunderstood the OP, I'm on topic.Nope. The OP was about Jesus' support for taxation, and I agree with that based on the Bible.Isn't the leftist meme you are supporting here saying that if conservatives don't believe in permitting gubmint to make decisions on charity for them via taxation, they are greedy fucks?
There's plenty to worry about in terms of taxation. Is the system to complicated? Does it favor the rich by requiring expensive lawyers to figure out? How much is wasted? And so on. To me, questioning whether taxation is done right is not just good, it's patriotic. (It's usually a good thing to question authority, another Jesus trait.)
My problem is when people claim Jesus wouldn't pay taxes. He would but he'd complain about defense spending and want more welfare. That's hard to argue against.
Do you know what a strawman argument is?