Bill Maher Says It. Tax the Fucking Churches!

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

We going to apply this to all illegal aliens too, or do they get to keep a free ride.

We don't have the trouble here with illegal immigration that you do in the US, but I think you may be off-point. I understand that illegal immigrants generally come to the US for either jobs (in which case they contribute) or to escape persecution (which means Christians should welcome them with open arms).

Christians do pay taxes from their jobs,

The laity, not the clergy. I should think you'd be furious that your priest/pastor pays no income tax while you (who pays his salary through donations) do.

the money the church receives has already been taxed.

No offense, but that's an idiotic argument. All money anyone receives has already been taxed. When I buy fruit with my money (which has been taxed) the fruiterer pays tax (as income) on the money I pay him. Why should a church be any different? You income is taxed. You donate part of what's left over to your church. This money then becomes the church's income. Why shouldn't it be taxed?

The church is not subsidized, we receive no money from the government to operate the church.

I know you've disagreed below, but a tax exemption IS a subsidy, by definition.

Many farmers are subsidized to not grow crops, should they not be allowed to use utilities that are pay for by our taxes.

But farmers still pay taxes. If Farmer Jim is given either a cash payment or a tax reduction to take 100 acres of wheat out of production, he is still taxed on his income, his real property, and so forth.

As I said before, tax the church and you will regret it when the government raises your taxes to pay for all we do for this country,

But if the churches were taxed, governments would have more money to provide these services and the churches could devote more of their time to peddling fairy stories and hoodwinking the gullible (you know - the stuff they're good at).

the amount of money the church puts into the communities around this country would cost the American public an amount they wouldn't be pleased with.

I don't think you've though this through. Churches do charitable work, granted. But they money that enables them to do this is provided by the American public (and tax exemption), so since when is the American public displeased with church work? They're the ones who fund it.

Maher is nothing more than a public nuisance with a grudge against the church bordering on bigotry

I'm not a huge fan of Bill Maher myself (stand up comic who chuckle at their own jokes make me cringe), I just happen to agree with him on this point.

(in my opinion he is a bigot).

You're entitled to your opinion, but be aware that everyone is a bigot - me, you, everyone.

Boru