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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie 
Remember, the magistrate is forbidden to be partial to the poor (Lev. 19:15), this obviously forbids him from appropriating the money of the rich(er) and giving it to the poor. The state is only entitled to claim taxation for its legitimate functions of administering justice (Rom. 13:1-7)..
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Daniel, this has nothing to do with helping regarding the welfare of the poor. This soley is about being in a court of justice. If a poor destitute is guilty of a crime, he is to be shown no partiality becasue of his economic condition.
To claim that being poor is God's judgement is as ridiculous as being rich is God's blessing. External circumstances are not a barometer in the new cov.