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Comparing taxes to church tithes is simply beyond comparison.
Churches are a group or community that basically take care of their own and regularly g out of their way to discredit and hurt those who they disagree with. Hell, evangelicals have supported African a country (I apologize because I forget which country it was) that is trying to make homosexuality punishable by death.
The government tends to blow tons of our taxes; no argument. That said they pay for our police (double edged. I d not trust many coops), fire fighters, teachers, military, road construction, welfare, Medicaid/Medicare (without which I'd be dead), homes... etc.
I totally understand that giving what we want to give versus what charities do. Yet, if we lived in a country of responsible people and a government that would actually tax those who can afford it and make the simple humane decision that no,, health care and education is NOT a business and offer it free and by taxes we would not have to worry about who gets screwed or what have you. Yes, I am a dreamer.
In my personal experience pretty much every conservative I know, including my best friends of more than 20 years, sees charity as a Us and them" while most liberals I know only see "Us".
Again I am speaking from my personal experiences and I live in Mississippi. Its almost its own personal backward country.
Should we create another thread? We're totally off topic.
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