But did Jesus proscribe government welfare programs? It seems to be that the basis for “Jesus was a socialist”, is based on his teachings on charity. But this can be done by personal charity, and infact those are the examples he gave. Nowhere in the Bible does it say “you should vote for needs-based welfare programs”.
The obvious response to this is “companions in guilt”. It’s a meta ethics argument that essentially points out that moral reasoning is no different than other types of reasoning. There is no need for “genetic memory”, when like logic it’s simply a consequence of how human minds are structured.
Later generations have more time to prepare for retirement, rather than simply axing the benefits of the people that have already retired.
But that’s not socialism, is it?
Also you can try to argue that some methods of welfare distribution are inefficient, but you can’t argue that the needs are being ignored.