American Catholic social teachings are in conflict with the actions of Jesus and his disciples as recorded in the bible. All acts of charity that appear in the gospels are hand-to-hand and face-to-face. There isn't a third party, godless, bureaucratic government that is placed between the need and the loving and giving acts.

The U.S. government has no Constitutional authority to be a charitable organization. And, as a charitable organization, government fails miserably by consuming 73% of the available dollars in overhead.  Catholic doctrine of subsidarity and solidarity have the idea of delivering aid at the community level correct and Catholic charities, churches, hospitals, and schools serve more people than any other organization in the world.

But, when the Church works with the government to provide more, we undermined faith, family, and the Church in the U.S. The outcomes of the last 50 years are proof. Jeremiah 23 is a good lesson for today's Church leaders.