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Statistics are widely available showing Jews have higher than average incomes thus they pay more real tax dollars into the system then the population at large.
Just because you are “entitled” to a service, doesn’t mean you should take it. Do you do that with Judaism also? You never look into the spirit of the law or try to go lefnim meshuras hadin? Do you never try to avoid a leniency, even though its technically ok?
Absolutely one should accept every government dollar he is entitled to, whether food stamps or whatever. His Jewish brethren pays taxes for that purpose, it should go less disproportionately to non-Jews who ARE more than willing to take everything offered? Rubbish. Take every penny available. Jews pay more taxes than average.
There is NO concept of “lefnim meshuras hadin” with governmental monetary issues. That idea is absolutely absurd and insane.
We pay more and we are entitled to take what is offered. We still are putting in more than we take out, relative to the population at large.