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A Biblical Warning against forced Redistribution
{{main|Robin Hood}}
{{main|Robin Hood}}
In the original stories, the people of England suffered under the oppression of a high tax regime created by the King and enforced by the Sheriff. Robin Hood's unsanctioned tax cuts worked against this system. The new Robin Hood as a hero of redistributive purposes did not appear until the late 1700s, through the work of [[Joseph Ritson]]. This transformation is quite destructive of everything that Robin Hood fought for, considering that the King was imposing excessive taxes, and redistribution requires the same kind of high tax imposition.
In the original stories, the people of England suffered under the oppression of a high tax regime created by the King and enforced by the Sheriff. Robin Hood's unsanctioned tax cuts worked against this system. The new Robin Hood as a hero of redistributive purposes did not appear until the late 1700s, through the work of [[Joseph Ritson]]. This transformation is quite destructive of everything that Robin Hood fought for, considering that the King was imposing excessive taxes, and redistribution requires the same kind of high tax imposition.
==A Biblical Warning against forced Redistribution==
{{main|First Book of Samuel (Translated)}}
In 1 Samuel 8, as the Israelites turned away from God and toward the necessity of a Monarch, as other nations at the time were doing, Samuel warned them solemnly about the dangers of a King. Here is what he said:<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/1-samuel/8.html 1 Samuel 8 NIV], Bible Study Tools</ref>
<blockquote>Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: '''He will take''' your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow '''his ground''' and reap '''his harvest''', and still others to make weapons of war and equipment '''for his chariots'''. '''He will take''' your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. '''He will take''' the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. '''''He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.''''' Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys '''he will take''' for his own use. '''He will take''' a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."</blockquote>
==Quotes==
==Quotes==