It is a crime for an individual to steals money from others. It doesn't matter what the thief does with his new found wealth. Even if he gives the money uses the money to feed hungry children, he is still guilty of a crime.
When individuals are caught stealing the property of others, they are put on trial and if convicted they will be sent to jail. When the government takes the property of one man and gives it to someone less fortunate the government claims they are performing a humanitarian service.
Governments only legitimate function is to protect the lives, liberty and property of the people. When a government tries to help one person it is necessary for them to hurt someone else. In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson proclaimed that it was a self evident truth that all men were created equal and were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We are free to use our time, talent and ingenuity to create things of value. The things that we produce is called property. If the government has the power to take the fruits of a one man's labor, his God given has become a privilege granted to him by his government.
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