Give money to charity or else go to jail

This post was prompted by an article on the Daily Mail web site that indicated there are plans afoot to commit the Government to paying 0.7% of GDP into foreign aid. Presumably, if it breaks this new law all the Cabinet Ministers will also send themselves to prison.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2069343/Now-law-foreign-aid-Ministers-want-commit-Britain-billions-handouts.html

State enforced giving by extraction of earning under threat of legal sanctions to send cash to countries rich enough to have atom bombs and space programs? No thank you.

This whilst our Government borrows that money by promising that we the UK population will pay it back with interest under force of law and the threat of jail. This approach is simply evil. If you wish to donate from your net pay then please do so. I would rather choose which charities to donate my meager income to.