What would Jesus do? Tax the rich, Obama says
President Obama told a National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that his proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy is in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ. Photo Credit:AP
Mr. Obama also seemingly took a subtle swipe at Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney for his remark Wednesday that he’s “not concerned about the very poor” because they have a safety net provided by the government.
The president told the audience that he is motivated by “the biblical call to care for the least of these — for the poor, for those at the margins of our society, to answer the responsibility we’re given in Proverbs to ‘speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.’ ” ...
He added, “But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’ teaching that ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.’ It mirrors the Islamic belief that those who’ve been blessed have an obligation to use those blessings to help others, or the Jewish doctrine of moderation and consideration for others.”
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