Biden's American Rescue Plan is Catholic Social Doctrine in Action

President Biden’s Rescue Plan can be seen as a response to God’s command of us. In Leviticus 19:9-10 it says that a portion of the harvest is set aside for the poor and the stranger:

Lev 19:9 "When you reap the harvest of your land, you will not reap to the very edges of the field, nor will you gather the gleanings of the harvest;

Lev 19:10 nor will you strip your vineyard bare, nor pick up the fallen grapes. You will leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am Yahweh your God.

As the article explains:

“Simply in terms of whose taxes are cut, the bill is in stark contrast to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In 2021, low- and moderate-income households (those making $91,000 or less) would receive nearly 70 percent of the tax benefits from the [ARP]. Among families with children, those low- and middle-income households would get nearly three-quarters of the benefit. By contrast, nearly half of the TCJA's 2018 tax cuts went to households in the top 5 percent of the income distribution (who made about $308,000 that year).”

We are also reminded of this in 1 John 3:17-18. We show God’s love when we see those in needs and help.

1Jn 3:17 If anyone is well-off in worldly possessions and sees his brother in need but closes his heart to him, how can the love of God be remaining in him?

1Jn 3:18 Children, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.

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