volinbham
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This can be viewed as a noble position and I deeply respect your right to hold it and to do with your money as you please. However, I start having a problem when someone sticks a gun to my head and a hand in my pocket and demands that I give a percentage of my earnings for someone elses benefit.
And we finally get to the real difference for most on this issue. Contrary to popular belief conservatives don't hate the poor or think everyone is on their own. The real difference is how to help - mandating a specific contribution and then funneling it through inefficient government programs clearly isn't the way conservatives tend to approach the problem.