Generosity and Taxes

Generosity, by definition, must be voluntary. I hate the way the politicians who love "big gov't" are trying to persuade Americans, particularly religious americans, that giving more taxes is equal to charitable donations. YOU CANNOT LEGISLATE GENEROSITY. It says in the Bible that God loves a cheerful giver, and that in matters of charity we are not to give under compulsion but out of our hearts. Tax money taken coercively doesn't fit that description in any sense. I heard a guy on the radio yesterday who was arguing for "economic justice". He hated the fact that a large percentage of the wealth in the U.S. is concentrated in the hands of a few. SO WHAT!!!! If they earned it, it is rightfully theirs. Also, wealth is not a closed system. It is constantly being created by inventive, innovative people with ideas. The wealthy are not hoarding some finite amount of dollars. They are just making lots of good decisions on how to invest their money to create more wealth. How did Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Sam Walton, Henry Ford........etc. create their fortunes? They came up with innovative products, or new business models to create wealth. If people studied the wealthy they would understand that it's available to anyone who would attract it, and master it.
Contrast that with the static economies of non-capitalist countries. Africa is the richest continent in natural resources, but is terribly underdeveloped because the financial structures of capitalism are not there to invest in the African people's entrepreneurial ideas. Peaceful, democratic societies with capitalist economic policies will always thrive. Capitalism embodies idealism, and hope for something in it's earliest stages being able to grow and bear lots of fruit. I LOVE CAPITALISM!!!!!!

-Paul

P.S. - If the government was really interested in me being charitable it wouldn't cap the the amount of charitable donations eligible for a tax deduction. I want lots of money so I can give most of it away!!!!!!