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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2014, 04:04 PM Jan 2014

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These prople pay taxes on the dilapidated house... [View all]

Especially since churches regularly insert themselves into political issues, it's time they pay taxes live everyone else....

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These prople pay taxes on the dilapidated house... [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2014 OP

Word. Iggo Jan 2014 #1

K&R. I absolutely agree. MineralMan Jan 2014 #2

+1 lsewpershad Jan 2014 #56

kr Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #3

I want to agree CFLDem Jan 2014 #4

You mean like giving special dispensation to people who want to ignore the law that offers birth jtuck004 Jan 2014 #5

If they are church employees CFLDem Jan 2014 #7

Not talking about when they are handing out crackers and wine... jtuck004 Jan 2014 #14

Agreed CFLDem Jan 2014 #17

It has nothing to do with the First Amendment jberryhill Jan 2014 #8

Touché CFLDem Jan 2014 #9

Great post dbackjon Jan 2014 #11

Newspapers don't pay taxes if they're nonprofits. But there are better answers to this problem. Liberty Belle Jan 2014 #29

I wasn't taking a position jberryhill Jan 2014 #30

+ a shit load......nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #40

I think this is a non point. Half-Century Man Jan 2014 #12

Anything taxed is under govt control? Merlot Jan 2014 #15

Well CFLDem Jan 2014 #19

And I prefer dbackjon Jan 2014 #32

Of course it doesn't happen. CFLDem Jan 2014 #46

The power to tax, is the power to destroy. happyslug Jan 2014 #25

I don't see a First Amendment issue here. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #27

I would agree with that scheme. CFLDem Jan 2014 #47

Since humans are very social creatures, Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #59

Taxing something does NOT mean the state controls it. fasttense Jan 2014 #38

The government wouldn't seek to control, Enthusiast Jan 2014 #39

Perhaps......... mrmpa Jan 2014 #44

actually it is the opposite dsc Jan 2014 #49

I agree, but tax church-owned property that is not the church or church school 7962 Jan 2014 #55

I see that Mormon cathedrial every time I go by UCSD. haele Jan 2014 #6

I'd much rather focus FIRST on getting the 1% and corporations to pay their fair share. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #10

I think I'd agree with that. kjones Jan 2014 #35

I agree, but only if religion stays out of politics. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #41

But in some cases the church is the 1% Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #43

Jefferson and Madison thought they should pay taxes. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #13

Jesus said onethatcares Jan 2014 #20

Please cite, modern real estate taxes are a product of the late 1800s.... happyslug Jan 2014 #24

You need to check out the suburbs of most wealthy southern cities dbackjon Jan 2014 #33

Agree! n/t Paper Roses Jan 2014 #16

Do the people in the first house pay real estate taxes on that home? happyslug Jan 2014 #18

If they live in PA, they do. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #28

Pennsylvania adopted the Homestead exemption in 1998. happyslug Jan 2014 #34

Are you saying that some localities in PA Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #57

Homestead exemptions are limited as to amounts happyslug Jan 2014 #62

Fine, let God pick one as his primary residence jberryhill Jan 2014 #31

I agree! nt arthritisR_US Jan 2014 #21

Any time a person, corporation, or other entity passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #22

in chicago, they also get free water. mopinko Jan 2014 #23

Any entity that benefits from the roads, schools, fire departments, logosoco Jan 2014 #26

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #42

K&R.... daleanime Jan 2014 #36

I disagree. They shouldn't be taxed but they should be regulated. Live and Learn Jan 2014 #37

RCC owns about 177 million acres of real estate world wide, including very high end prime commercial Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #45

Churches are media outlets, with virtually no laws Thor_MN Jan 2014 #48

Some churches benefit a community, some do not. Festivito Jan 2014 #50

Really... I count 14 steeples INdemo Jan 2014 #51

Do you really? philosslayer Jan 2014 #63

The tax-exempt loophole is a big reason there's so much religious craziness in America. reformist2 Jan 2014 #52

What sayeth the leaders... Historic NY Jan 2014 #53

Spot on. Stryder Jan 2014 #54

Personally... 99Forever Jan 2014 #58

big part of the french revolution. pansypoo53219 Jan 2014 #60

Yes, we need to start taxing all non-profit organizations! n/t hughee99 Jan 2014 #61