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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
(982 posts)35. if you spend all the money you take in, you have no income to pay tax on
The Republicans are seriously gaming the non profits right now, they have a lot more to lose.
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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