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Is there any evidence that there was a King Mosiah other than in the Book of Mormon? I don't recall his words re the poor, but I do know that his son Benjamin said that we serve the Lord when we give to the poor who ask. I don't recall that either advocated collecting mandatory taxes to benefit the poor.
I am positive that Jesus and none of the apostles advocated turning the business of charity or doing good works over to the government.
Somehow using a sermon from King Benjamin made to His people to awaken to their individual responsibilities to take care of the poor among them, Jake has extrapolated this to mean that he is advocating for the government to take money from one group and give to another.
It's a stretch to say the least.