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overtaxed

On 05/29/2017 08:54 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 29 May 2017 08:04:33 -0400, Meanie wrote:

On 5/28/2017 11:07 PM, Stormin' Norman wrote:
On Sun, 28 May 2017 21:36:45 -0400, wrote:
Religions across time and the entire planet have been victimizing
their followers in the name of non-existent deities. Every religion
from evangelical christianity to scientology is nothing but a cult. In
fact, the only difference between a cult and a religion is the size of
the membership.

Whereas I would not want to prevent anyone from believing in their
personal fairy tales, I do advocate fully taxing all religions as one
would tax any business. There should be no special treatment of
religions.

Amen!, er, I mean, I agree.
Tax all "non-religious use assets" or all "non charitable assets" ?-
that's fine with me, perhaps

Don't tax hospitals and charitable homes for the aged, or orphans, or
the mentally disadvantaged. Don't tax the homeless shelters and
addiction treatment centers,that operate as not-for-profit charities.
And don't tax those "for profit" entities that can demonstrate all
the profits go to supporting the not-for-profit charities operated
under the same umbrella. There IS a case to be made for "tax free
charities" as long as that is what they are.

I agree having huge real-estate holdings and large war chests and huge
expensive oppulent homes for the "elite" or "ruling class" tax free is
a problem.

Where to draw the line to be "fair" is the problem - - -

Every time some do-gooder group gets tax-free status, the US tax burden
gets shifted a little bit more to the taxpayer...and it's breakin' my back.