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(118,696 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:16 PM Jul 2020

Trump Threatens Tax Exempt Status of Colleges

Trump Threatens Tax Exempt Status of Colleges

July 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 135 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/10/trump-threatens-tax-exempt-status-of-colleges/

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“President Trump said he’s instructed the Treasury Department to review the tax-exempt status of U.S. schools, colleges and universities, in a pair of tweets that advanced his administration’s weeklong drive to turn education into a political wedge issue,” Politico reports.

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Trump Threatens Tax Exempt Status of Colleges (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2020 OP

Yup, they are going to get rid of the enlightenment. nt applegrove Jul 2020 #1

and ALL objective truth Celerity Jul 2020 #3

I think we know why he's doing this VMA131Marine Jul 2020 #2

Can we take away church tax exempt status if they keep being superspreaders? flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #4

Trump thinks that liberal arts has something to do with the "Far Left" . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #5

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

1. Yup, they are going to get rid of the enlightenment. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:17 PM

Jul 2020

Celerity

(43,417 posts)

3. and ALL objective truth

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:23 PM

Jul 2020

VMA131Marine

(4,140 posts)

2. I think we know why he's doing this

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:21 PM

Jul 2020

Trump retaliates against everyone and everything whom he perceives to have slighted him. I think we can conclude that this is his revenge for his low grades in college.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

4. Can we take away church tax exempt status if they keep being superspreaders?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:40 PM

Jul 2020

That and for being overly involved in politics. Shouldn't be allowed, IMO.

no_hypocrisy

(46,130 posts)

5. Trump thinks that liberal arts has something to do with the "Far Left" . . . . . .

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 04:41 PM

Jul 2020

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