But to whose narrative is it inconvenient? Even many of the people arguing against "Jesus was a socialist" tend to focus on biblical verses about hard work, or the poor always being with us, etc.. But the core distinction between government compulsion and voluntary private charity - is ignored.
This article, for example, didn't even mention it. And it seems the most obvious, unanswerable argument. Jesus wasn't part of the government, and he didn't lobby the government for higher taxes.