Ray Stevens If 10% is good enough for Jesus.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQc_WPUCE-o

 

CelticSouthland

The government doesn't take 30% of my gross, they take 50% and my gross pay isn't all that high. I was working full time, and homeless, because they would not allow me to keep enough money so I could pay rent. The government was taking my money and giving it to my ex-wife, who is living in the house that I bought and paid for, while I was forced to sleep in my vehicle. I guess I was lucky they allowed me to keep my own vehicle? I was lucky enough to change jobs and get a small run down apartment, but they are still taking 50% and I don't like that one bit!

 

Ellen Smith

While I agree with the sentiment that most governments are corrupt and mismanage our tax dollars, which, of course, leads us to not trust them when they say they need more of our hard earned money, I should remind the rest of those who say they give 10 per cent to Jesus that the original welfare movement actually started in Christian organizations in the U.S. who wanted to help those who were overcome by true poverty that was beyond their means to control - Depression induced and all that. Perhaps if more of us acted the way those in that movement acted and help the poor out of our own pockets (the early church was actually socialistic, as a movement of the Holy Spirit - everyone brought together their properties and sold them and the profit from that sale was divided up amongst everyone...), there would be no NEED for a government administrated welfare program...just a thought...when we give out of the goodness of our hearts and at the leadership of God's Spirit, there seems to be some kind of personal interaction that motivates recipients into taking steps to improve their lifestyles and move forward, instead of looking at what they get as their "due" as seen in many welfare mentality social groups...

 

Ellen, you are correct. At one time churches took care of people in their own community.
Once the govt jumped in, it is now a totally different plan, generally to buy votes.
And of course as with all govt programs, the cost went up........tremendously......

and has the problem been solved? If course not. If govt solved problems there
would no longer be a need for a govt to solve all your problems...... lol
and to charge you appropriately......