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Under The Radar

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Sun Jul 11, 2021, 01:07 PM Jul 2021

The US Government subsidizes religion and charities.

What if the IRS no longer allowed deductions for charities and religious organizations? Think about it- the government is making the sacrifice for the donation not the individual. I wonder how Jesus feels about that? He would probably have Obama and Biden setting next to him with a crown.

How would religion be affected? What about the strength of 501c3 political organizations? Could Trump’s religious advisers still afford private jets? Would Karl Rove still have a job?

In 2019 there total religious charitable donations were $500 billion, I can’t find the data on how much the government allowed for deductions.
https://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-resources/charitable-giving-statistics/

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