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   jbhughes (jbhughes@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 03:09:48 JST jbhughes

   Also, by the way, while we're at it let's tax the churches and also give that money to libraries.

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 12:13:35 JST bipartisan

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     Are we going to tax mosques and synagogues too?

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 12:13:35 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @jbhughes Yes. Tax exempt status for religious orgs violates thr establishment clause. It's effectively government funding of them.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 12:15:53 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @jbhughes I'm strongly in favor of abolishing all tax exempt status for all orgs. It lets the wealthy buy influence and cheat the public out of tax revenue at the same time. And it muzzles left orgs that constantly worry about doing something too political that would compromise their status, while right orgs flaunt the law and use tax exempt megachurches as campaign weapons.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 12:22:56 JST Rich Felker

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     @azonenberg @bipartisan @jbhughes Yes but it also muzzles them when their work intersects with politics (like MSF in a war zone), and exerts private control.

     Much better would be publicly funding them but taxing normally.

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     Andrew Zonenberg (azonenberg@ioc.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 12:22:57 JST Andrew Zonenberg

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     @dalias @bipartisan @jbhughes I'm OK with tax exemption for bona fide charities that have nothing to do with politics, but not churches.

     Think more like MSF or your local volunteer fire department.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 19:04:43 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @azonenberg @jbhughes 🙄 see my thread on why "flat tax" is not fair tax: https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/112962909158074818

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 19:04:44 JST bipartisan

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     @dalias @azonenberg @jbhughes

     As long as taxes are flat taxes, I'm good with them.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 12:02:36 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @azonenberg @jbhughes Clearly didn't click. 🤡

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 12:02:37 JST bipartisan

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     @dalias @azonenberg @jbhughes

     I disagree, obviously: it's the ONLY fair tax. Everyone gives, everyone receives.

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:26:59 JST bipartisan

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     @jbhughes @dalias @azonenberg

     I owe you no duty to read your works, especially since I've already studied this topic in the past.

     You assuming that I did not is a form of unwarranted disrespect.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:26:59 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @jbhughes @azonenberg Your unsolicited reply guy post with libertarian drivel was the act of "unwarranted disrespect". 🤡

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     jbhughes (jbhughes@flipboard.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:27:00 JST jbhughes

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     @dalias @bipartisan @azonenberg If you confidently believe you know everything, you will learn nothing.

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:28:06 JST bipartisan

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     @dalias @jbhughes

     "Tax exempt status for religious orgs violates thr establishment clause."

     No, it does not. If you knew anything about Constitutional law, you'd realize that this was put in to address the problems of the Church of England.

     This is why I don't follow your links: you have nothing to teach me. In fact, you're a dangerously incompetent DKE case.

     I was just too polite to say that.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:28:06 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @jbhughes 🤡

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:33:27 JST bipartisan

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     @dalias @jbhughes @azonenberg

     You're posting on a public forum, genius. People are going to reply.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 03-Jan-2025 00:33:27 JST Rich Felker

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     @bipartisan @jbhughes @azonenberg Fuck off with your :birdsite: behavior and assumptions.