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AllTooEasy

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10. What does Tax Exempt Eligibility have to do with FEMA Reimbursement Eligibility???

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 02:13 PM

Sep 2017

I do believe that religious organizations should pay taxes. I'm Catholic, and the collective Catholic Church of the United States should probably pay the most. The drawback is that this change in tax law would allow religious organizations to officially sponsor political candidates and parties(i.e. The Church of St. Reagan, Obama Witnesses, etc.). I'm still willing to accept that trade-off.

...but why should a tax exempt organization, like churches or any of these (https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/types-of-tax-exempt-organizations), be prohibited from receiving FEMA reimbursements for sheltering natural disaster victims? I would think that liberals would want to encouraged such charitable actions.

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A B S O L U T E L Y. [View all] kpete Sep 2017 OP

Point, set and match. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #1

What does Tax Exempt Eligibility have to do with FEMA Reimbursement Eligibility??? AllTooEasy Sep 2017 #10

I started to lose confidence in US churches when I realized that they have to incorporate. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #11

I agree, but that's not answering my question AllTooEasy Sep 2017 #14

Whenever you pass money between public and private organizations, you create a loophole Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #17

Because reimbursement out of FEMA funds Paka Sep 2017 #33

So there is evidence of man on earth for thousands of years madokie Sep 2017 #36

Because FEMA funds come from taxpayers. Dustlawyer Sep 2017 #39

Consider this RandomAccess Sep 2017 #30

The churches are suing because they want money to rebuild their facilities. pnwmom Sep 2017 #12

God caused this hardship Plucketeer Sep 2017 #15

Yes, let God fix it. Delmette2.0 Sep 2017 #22

Agreed. They should pray for their houses to be rebuilt mdbl Sep 2017 #41

Well that's different. AllTooEasy Sep 2017 #16

How is the number of people verified? Alpeduez21 Sep 2017 #28

Why dont they sue Jesus? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #26

ummmm...... Alpeduez21 Sep 2017 #29

Because their argument for not paying taxes is that they perform charitable community functions, meadowlander Sep 2017 #32

This is the best answer. n/t Chemisse Sep 2017 #37

What does replacing a lost spire on a church have to do with need? demigoddess Sep 2017 #42

If only logic applied to conservative thought... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #2

I need to remember that. Can I use the quote? BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #23

It's the internet...public domain... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #40

These churches need to be paying taxes Gothmog Sep 2017 #3

At the very minimum they should pay property tax. Enoki33 Sep 2017 #18

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #4

Yep! PatSeg Sep 2017 #5

Exactly! BigOleDummy Sep 2017 #6

With all the politicing going on from many of the pulpits in recnt years, maddiemom Sep 2017 #7

hello - separation of church and state?!? fierywoman Sep 2017 #8

Damn right. LS_Editor Sep 2017 #9

That happens to me all the time lunatica Sep 2017 #20

I'd settle for financial transparency to the public Fritz Walter Sep 2017 #13

Churches want $ representation with no taxation. kairos12 Sep 2017 #19

Getting back to Trump's original Tweet. Stonepounder Sep 2017 #21

I think we know the answer to that NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #24

No you dont, wonder, that is. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #27

Only Christian and only white ... YCHDT Sep 2017 #34

Uh-HUH!!! calimary Sep 2017 #25

I've been beating this dead horse since 1972. raven mad Sep 2017 #31

They want to be reimbursed?! paleotn Sep 2017 #35

Churches are given a tax exempt status because they are EXPECTED to help Horse with no Name Sep 2017 #38