Jesus didn't go to Caesar, tell him to increase taxes, and then distribute that money to the poor. He encouraged the wealthy to make donations from their own heart to help the poor.
Not sure why that distinction is so often overlooked.
Because it is inconvenient to the narrative
That’s it exactly! People tend to give more to charity when they pay lower taxes, too, and even the poor are required to tithe.
“Not sure why that distinction is so often overlooked.”
Shirley you jest...
It is overlooked accidentally by the useful idiots, and deliberately by the fellow travelers.
Further, Jesus did not universally mandate that all rich men give up their wealth to follow him, but one specific rich man: Faith is individual, and Jesus addressed what that individual needed to do.