Is it good and just to use government to force people to be compassionate?

No government can make anyone feel compassionate just as no person can.

My boss is very wealthy and he did not inherit taht wealth. He worked for it. Of course he and his wife and kids live well. But he also supports nearly every relative related to him by blood or law. Eventhough his father in-law and mother in-law are not his parents, he supports them and their 4 adult children who are related by blood don't help one bit.

He also suppors his mom, sister and otehr people relatedt him by law or blood.

He is frustrated because these people take him for granted and believe he is obligated to help because he is very wealthy and family. Does he get thanked? Hell no. That is hwat angers him.

Now that take and apply that to the whole country. Are the poor thankful for food stamps vs. starving, sec. 8 housing vs. being homeless, free school lunch vs. having their kids go hungry or any of the other things other people pay for? No, these poor folks DEMAND this and DEMAND more. That is what angers me as a tax paying citizen. It's not that I have to pay, it's the attitude of those receiving. Do I expect such people to bow down and kiss my feet? Well...Yes I do expect that.

No government can force anyone to be compassionate. It can however exercise compassion on their behalf by helping needy Americans. It is good and just to help others.

What exactly is "compassionate" about stealing from someone else, no matter how "rich" that person may be?