Churches are fuming over being taxed by Republicans and Trump

[egbertowillies]

The church may now realize the plutocracy used them like it has everyone else until they became expedient. After pilfering the most vulnerable, don't you know who is next? It is about an ever-expanding wealth for a few. To be sure, churches should be taxed like any corporation as that is exactly how they operate more so than "godly."

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/06/30/churches-taxed-republicans/

[RKP5637]

1. Poor darlings ...

[Delphinus]

2. I can't

tell if this is true or not - based on the comment at the end of the story.

[Ilsa]

3. When this information goes mainstream,

I'm certain IQ45 will tweet that it is the democrats' fault, that we put it in there while trying to make human sacrifice legal or some other extreme claim.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Thanks for the post.

And this will be repealed in October by Ryan and Company. Count on it,so few people are even aware of this new Church Tax. But the preachers are very away as well as all the Mormons who use their Religion as a piggy bank to avoid taxes.

[RKP5637]

5. Church/religion IMO is a big business operation. All types of opportunities to

make $$$$$'s from the faithful by pushing their right buttons. Taxation is definitely in order, like for any business operation IMO.

[Initech]

11. Yup - religion is a product like any other.

To quote one of my favorite albums - Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime - "Selling skin / selling god / the numbers look the same on your credit cards."

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Damn,great

analogy . Love it,that is why the so called Anglo Saxon Religions are in free fall when it comes to their Recruits in order to pay those High priced so called Preachers. Need a Plane,become a Preacher.

[Initech]

18. Oh for sure! The prosperity gospel is the ultimate pyramid scheme.

The only difference between Bernie Madoff and guys like Jim Crouch and Joel Osteen is that Madoff got caught.

[Wellstone ruled]

19. My late Sister in Law's close

friend,Tammy Faye was the Poster Child for mega grafting and lying. Jimmy Boy is still fooling them right and left. Got's to get them Pension Checks,don't be a worrying about the rent or Groceries.

[mitch96]

6. I bet somebody is gonna get the fake news machine rolling on this one

Religious types would go ape shit... Then again if it was true the windfall would really lower their precious debt..
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[Initech]

9. If we taxed churches, guarantee we'd cut the national debt in half.

But as George Carlin said, we don't have time for rational solutions!

[mitch96]

12. "But as George Carlin said"

I love Carlin.. such a magnificent command of the obvious...
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[Initech]

14. God I wonder what he'd think of the current political landscape.

I know he called it back in 2005 but still...

[mitch96]

15. Prolly doing barrel rolls in his grave I bet... n/t

[Initech]

7. Hey they voted for this!

Like I've said - if you vote for a con artist, don't be surprised when you get conned.

[Generic Other]

8. Fair is fair

They deserve their share of the suffering.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Ha ha! Good!

[DFW]

13. "expedient?"

Any chance you meant "expendable?"

[standingtall]

16. awful vague what exactly are they being taxed on?

Like what fringe benefits are they being taxed on?

[former9thward]

20. It is vague but it is a 21% tax on parking and some meals.

If a church provides free parking for employees when they otherwise would have to pay for it it will be taxed at 21%. Also bus passes. Some free meals provided for workers would be taxed. That is it.