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In reply to the discussion: There's one problem that the United States doesn't have [View all]KPN
(15,635 posts)12. Yeah, but it's our money when they enjoy federal and State non-profit tax exemption benefits,
including property tax exemption in many States, while at the same time engaging in political campaign activities supporting or opposing candidates, contributing to any candidates campaign, hosting a candidate appearance at a non-profit function/event, as well as lobbying activities that exceed certain thresholds (% of overall exempt-purpose expenditures). There's more than plenty of that going on among religious institutions in particular.
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Yeah, but it's our money when they enjoy federal and State non-profit tax exemption benefits,
KPN
Jul 2022
#12
Ever notice how many churches there are in Brooklyn. But at least they're there's a lot of diversity
Walleye
Jul 2022
#2
No other charity could just reinvest all their donations back into their organization
Shermann
Jul 2022
#22
If wine tasting charities brought in over 100 billion, I'm sure the IRS would take a second look
Shermann
Jul 2022
#30
"The only thing blocking that from going through is the indoctrinated portion of the electorate."
Zeitghost
Jul 2022
#33
So, you've moved on from false equivalencies to dubious Constitutional references
Shermann
Jul 2022
#34