Taxation is one of the main reason we all got started down this road. Racism is unacceptable for conservatives. Contrary to popular belief, true conservatives detest racism and, because of that, oppose racial quotas and affirmative action. Think about it. On it's face, selecting someone because of the color of their skin, is racism.
Entitlements are poisonous by design.
There is no provision for such benefits like welfare in the constitution. It also insulates the public from personal compassion by leaving people to believe that tax dollars take the place of personal outreach and philanthropy. Besides, the entitlement approach has been a total failure when measured by the benefits as compared to the cost. It is too simplistic to view the abortion issue as religiously driven. Since our founders placed such a high level of value on life, it is odd that we would want to error in any other direction, regardless of faith.