sleeper;1585668 wrote:Stop calling sales "donations" and there you have it. Revenue minus expenses = profit. Tax the profit.

sleeper;1585649 wrote:What about wages paid to the CEOs of churches? Since that money comes through donations that have already been taxed, should they have to pay taxes on their salary?

Churches are businesses that sell eternal salvation as their product and they need to be taxed according. Just because churches occassionally give money to poor people doesn't mean they should be exempt from paying taxes like every other business out there. Exxon Mobile donates millions of dollars each year for education, should they have to pay taxes?

jmog;1585670 wrote:Do you consider all 501(c)(3)'s the same? Meaning tax them all or just hell bent on taxing churches only?

jmog;1585672 wrote:Any employee of the church does pay taxes on their salary.

Answer this question sleeper, churches (most) stay out of politics in order to keep their 501(c)(3) status (there are laws against religious institutions becoming political and backing certain candidates, etc). If you want to tax them would you be "ok" with churches then being able to donate large sums of money to politicians and feeding money into PACs to push legislation?

OSH;1585371 wrote:Nothing like biblical inaccuracies in memes to prove a point...

jmog;1585672 wrote:Any employee of the church does pay taxes on their salary.

Answer this question sleeper, churches (most) stay out of politics in order to keep their 501(c)(3) status (there are laws against religious institutions becoming political and backing certain candidates, etc). If you want to tax them would you be "ok" with churches then being able to donate large sums of money to politicians and feeding money into PACs to push legislation?

thavoice;1585644 wrote:Exactly, and that is why I never write off my charital donations every year to The Human Fund.

sleeper;1585680 wrote:Taxing churches to balance the negative externality of deluding the masses and promoting ignorance.

sleeper;1585680 wrote:Taxing churches to balance the negative externality of deluding the masses and promoting ignorance.

wkfan;1585708 wrote:Seems to me you are trying to punish a category of organizations just because you don't believe in what they do.

Sounds pretty small minded of you.

sleeper;1585682 wrote:Yes. It would certainly make life easier to vote against any candidate that the church supports.

jmog;1585711 wrote:What about the negative externality of deluding the masses and promoting ignorance that comes from far left wing crazy 501(c)(3)s like ASPCA, Greenspeace, Sierra Club, etc. By your own logic shouldn't they be paying taxes then too?

jmog;1585713 wrote:So since most churches would probably be supporting conservative/republican candidates does that mean you will be an Obama/liberal supporter then?

Sucks when you contradict yourself doesn't it?

sleeper;1585714 wrote:Wouldn't even scratch the surface of the damage done by religious organizations.

sleeper;1585716 wrote:Called the libertarian party bro.

sleeper;1585712 wrote:Not punishing; just trying to have them play by the same rules as other businesses.

wkfan;1585721 wrote:Unfortunately, at least for your revengeful motives, not all churches are businesses but are very legitimately charities and should be treated as such.

dlazz;1585722 wrote:Like Westboro Baptist?

dlazz;1585722 wrote:Like Westboro Baptist?

jmog;1585718 wrote:So both (Greenspeace and churches) are "spreading ignorance" by sleeper logic, but since in sleeper's opinion one has done more damage it should be taxed and the other should not?

You honestly can't believe your own crap that you spew can you?

wkfan;1585721 wrote:Those that are businesses should play by the same rules. Unfortunately, at least for your revengeful motives, not all churches are businesses but are very legitimately charities and should be treated as such.

jmog;1585719 wrote:You do know that many churches would support same libertarian right? Most church people I know are fed up with both parties and want the government out of their lives completely, sounds libertarian to me.

Guess you'll have to find another party then huh sleeper?

You would HATE to admit that politically you are actually very close to religious "idiots" huh?

Most Christians I know would vote libertarian if they really had a shot, instead go republican as the lesser of 2 evils.

sleeper;1585726 wrote:Is Exxon Mobile a charity? Can we call dividends "donations" and profits "surplus" or can we just stop playing games and tax churches like every other profit making scheme out there?

dlazz;1585722 wrote:Like Westboro Baptist?