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In reply to the discussion: Mormon Church 'earns' 7 Billion per year- Time to Start Taxing the Churches! [View all]RepublicansRZombies
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Mormon Church 'earns' 7 Billion per year- Time to Start Taxing the Churches! [View all]
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
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they are fleecing the rest of us too, we have to pay higher property and income tax
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#4
As a protection racket, churches are very successful at avoiding taxes and fraud charges.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2012
#3
The IRS can handle it if they would only be given the green light. The federal government
byeya
Nov 2012
#6
They benefit from our taxes - They could at least pay to help pay off the deficit n/t
socialindependocrat
Nov 2012
#8
When priests and other clergy step into the pulpit to tell people who to vote for and what to vote
Skidmore
Nov 2012
#9
seriously absurd what has been going on- but I am glad Romney exposed it
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#12
the business then donates the profit back to the church- no taxes required
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#14
I thought this idea would be more popular after what the churches were doing this past election
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#16
Catholic priests take tax free donations to pay lawyers to hide their pedophile crimes
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#19
Koch brothers are using non profits to launder their money and control our elections
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#28
The law currently applies to all non-profits, including organizations that promote
cbayer
Nov 2012
#29
OUR organizations work for the poor, give all their assets to the poor, so no income, no problem
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#32
The donations given to those organizations would be taxed. It's not about assets,
cbayer
Nov 2012
#33
if you spend all the money you take in, you have no income to pay tax on
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#35
the faith based initiatives spent our tax dollars giving it to churches who are electioneering
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#34