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re: Hugh Freeze Quote Ayn Rand????
Posted on 2/5/13 at 10:43 am to KaiserSoze99
Posted on 2/5/13 at 10:43 am to KaiserSoze99
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What did Caesar use those taxes for? It certainly was not for any welfare program.
In the Roman Empire, the first emperor Augustus provided the 'congiaria' or corn dole for citizens who could not afford to buy food. Social welfare was enlarged by the Emperor Trajan.[2] Trajan's program brought acclaim from many, including Pliny the Younger.
wikipedia welfare, historically it started with the romans.
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 11:11 am to oklahogjr
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In the Roman Empire, the first emperor Augustus provided the 'congiaria' or corn dole for citizens who could not afford to buy food. Social welfare was enlarged by the Emperor Trajan.[2] Trajan's program brought acclaim from many, including Pliny the Younger.
wikipedia welfare, historically it started with the romans.
What were Jesus and most of the Jews? Did ANY of them get any welfare from the Romans? Jesus probably had NO IDEA the Romans did anything like that. Certainly there was no welfare program in either the north or south kingdoms. Why would Jesus teach from the prospective of a Roman citizen?
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