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5. They're CALLED nonprofits, but they do in fact earn tidy cash profits.

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 02:00 PM

Aug 2013

I'd tax them.

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�Don�t Tax My Credit Union!� a call for action email [View all] L0oniX Aug 2013 OP

k & r DoBotherMe Aug 2013 #1

bump L0oniX Aug 2013 #2

I'm sorry - why shouldn't credit unions be taxed, exactly? nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #3

Because they are non-profit. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #4

They're CALLED nonprofits, but they do in fact earn tidy cash profits. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #5

Wow ...do you work for a bank? L0oniX Aug 2013 #6

No. I think you are somehow under the impression that taxing CUs Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #7

Oh geeze another pissing reframe contest. Enjoy your bank job. L0oniX Aug 2013 #8

Translation: D'oh! nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #9

You argue like a child. I asked why CUs shouldn't be taxed. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #11

more reframing ...pffft L0oniX Aug 2013 #19

I know what they don't do with them. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #20

I get that. But totally tax-free? No. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #16

+1 ...he should start his own op on how CU's are tax evaders. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #22

WTF? Why are you going on about "tax free"? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #28

+1 ...LOL ...you said it better than I could. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #29

Thanks for the Heads Up...The Greedy B***ards..NEVER GIVE UP... KoKo Aug 2013 #12

k/r Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #13

strong kick and rec, used the website cited nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #17

I signed some petitions and liked the FB page. ananda Aug 2013 #25

K & R historylovr Aug 2013 #26

Of the few "establishments" I have any faith in........ wandy Aug 2013 #27

KICK GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #30