"Forced" Charity? Or Common Good?

I don’t understand this complaint some people have about being “forced” to give charity through tax-based government social spending. The Law forces us to do or not do a lot of things. Jesus, Peter, and Paul all tell us to pay our taxes. What is the problem? Jesus says love your neighbor as yourself, not just other Christians, not just the “deserving.” Our taxes might be used for a lot of things we do not agree with.  Do you really have a problem with providing health care for poor people? Old people? Children? Food stamps for the hungry? I believe like the late Senator Paul Wellstone said, “We all do better when we all do better.” I think that is a very Christian statement from a good Jewish man. 

- Lance