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drm604

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2. If you don't want government influence

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 09:40 AM

Mar 2012

then don't ask for tax exemptions. Easy peasy.

If you want an exemption, than you have to follow certain rules. If your goals are at odds with those rules then, guess what? Pay your damned taxes like everyone else.

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Teabaggers whine about IRS not giving them tax exempt status they don't deserve [View all] Renew Deal Mar 2012 OP

Like any two year old, if they don't get their way, whine and have a temper tantrum. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #1

If you don't want government influence drm604 Mar 2012 #2

Since teabaggers want to destroy the government and openly support candidates who share Monk06 Mar 2012 #3

Aren't so-called 'special rights' the kinds of things they oppose? pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #4

No obxhead Mar 2012 #6

In other words the ball lickers want a de facto ruling without Javaman Mar 2012 #5

I swear, you can' make this shit up nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #7

But, what about us DU members?? Why don't we get special tax breaks? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #8