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wandy

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27. Of the few "establishments" I have any faith in........

Reply to L0oniX (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 05:22 PM

Aug 2013

My Credit Union Is high in the top 10.
Tax them?
Better to tax the Westboro Baptist Church!
At least my CU does something worthwhile for some of us humans.

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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

If you are against CU's then start your own op. Plenty of people here moved to CU's. L0oniX Aug 2013 #10

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

..and you argue like a shill for the banks and or a child trying to play a game. L0oniX Aug 2013 #14

CUs aren't for accounting profits. If you think they don't make cash profits, you're mistaken. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #18

more reframing ...pffft L0oniX Aug 2013 #19

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

They are are coop- they have no profits .. any money they make is passed back to its customers in srican69 Aug 2013 #15

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

why do you oppose the tax-free status? What is your philosophical angle on this? srican69 Aug 2013 #21

+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

the are technically called operating surplus ...... if a government collects more taxes than it srican69 Aug 2013 #23

It says why in the post. Unlike people who use banks, people who use credit unions are taxed enough RB TexLa Aug 2013 #31

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

We knew they would. So this means we hurt them. I feel all warm and fuzzy over that. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #24

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