Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has said a lot of interesting things lately, including recent remarks on taxation, patriotism, and social doctrine. WORLD political reporter Jamie Dean writes that these comments should prompt both parties to present their best case for helping those in need:

If government really does work best, Democrats should point to the evidence. If taxpayers should keep more of their own money to direct to organizations doing effective work, Republicans should highlight those organizations and explain what role government should play. So far, neither party has made a compelling case during this election cycle.

Jamie adds that Christians should keep digging for biblical answers to these hard questions, as well:

Ultimately, Christians know the government won’t solve poverty: Jesus promised we’d always have the poor with us. But Christians also know something else: Jesus charged His followers with providing for the poor, just as He provides for the spiritual poverty of His followers.

That means Biden is right about at least one thing: If you’re a Christian, you help people who need it the most. Even on the eve of a series of highly anticipated presidential debates, that much is not debatable.

Read all of Jamie’s report here.