Ben Carson: “As President I Will Create A Biblical Sin-Based Tax Program”

[Feeling the Bern]

“In the recent Republican presidential debate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said he would base a new tax system on the biblical system of tithing. “I think God is a pretty fair guy,” he said. “And he said, you know, if you give me a tithe, it doesn’t matter how much you make. If you’ve had a bumper crop, you don’t owe me triple tithes. And if you’ve had no crops at all, you don’t owe me no tithes. So there must be something inherently fair about that.”

“He added: “And that’s why I’ve advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.”

Which religion's sins, Christian ISIS equivalent.

He is an asshole!

[uponit7771]

1. Carson is Donald trump without the courage to be himself... an overt opurtunist

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. It's satire, though not as clever as The Onion.

[Feeling the Bern]

6. I know, which is why I posted it here and not LBN. But seriously

With this crop of assholes, this could be a platform plank.

[pnwmom]

3. This is from a parody site. But I agree that he's a creep. n./t

[sharp_stick]

4. Such a smart man

who let himself be led beyond his area... He's out of his fucking mind.

[SummerSnow]

5. using the bible to give more tax breaks for the rich

[Oneironaut]

8. "God is a pretty fair guy"

Wait, so God is human then? Or does he just sit in the clouds staring at everyone to make sure they follow his rules? Sounds pretty creepy.

Also, you mean a Biblical tax system based on Jesus's teachings? I don't know much about them, but I don't think Jesus would advocate rich people getting to keep more of their money than poor people. Jesus seemed to be pretty much the opposite of that.

Do these people actually think about their own religion, and what Jesus actually did? Oh wait, I get it now - Jesus is just their trump card to pull out to get stupid people to believe everything they say. "I'm doing this because Gawd wants it that way!" I wonder if they're actually religious, or if it's all just a ruse to fool morons?

Edit: It's satire, I guess. "Oh..." Sadly, this is one of those "It's satire but actually true" things for most of the Republicans out there now.

[yuiyoshida]

9. OH YES!! Republicans! As a non Christian I want you to

persecute me for not believing in your god, and I want you to send me back to China cause I got these here slanty eyes!!

You are not going to win, get over your damn selves!

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Jesus Fucking Christ, you mean I have to pay to blaspheme?

God Fucking Dammit!

[beam me up scottie]

12. KA-CHING! Will that be cash or credit, sir?

Have a blessed day!

[Warren DeMontague]

13. TAX TIME IS GONNA SUCK

[Betty Karlson]

11. Carson is a dangerous theocrat. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

14. it's not for real. Parody site.

But it's telling that people don't immediately know that. It sounds legit, which is scary in and of itself.

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

15. Good News Atheists won't have to pay taxes under his tax scheme!

Seeing that it is religiously based it would be discriminatory against those who have rejected religion, might as well have the tax system based on Jack and the Bean Stalk or the Three Little Pigs or Snow White and the Seven Dwarves no different all nothing but made up stories IMHO.

I bet we would see a big up tick in those who suddenly become atheists to get out of paying taxes.

The rest of ya, enjoy paying your religiously based taxes!

[Vinca]

16. I imagine Ben's tax rate would plummet by using this scheme.

But, as the previous poster noted, I won't have to pay any since I'm an atheist. If Kim doesn't have to obey the law because of her beliefs, ditto for me.

[ck4829]

17. "Taxes shouldn't be used to punish... taxes should be based off of sin"

But Ben Carson is right about one thing, he doesn't know how it would work, he is "less familiar with the methodology of religious tools and the way in which they’re used", so complete subjectivity would probably be key here. He doesn't know how his sin-based taxation system would work, but he probably also wouldn't know a sinner if he was standing right next to one.

Oh wait...

[WinkyDink]

18. Not everybody knows about this website, OKAY? Don't waste my time without a clear indication.