Yearly cost of religious tax exemptions
August 30, 2012 at 9:10 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm by Napoléon.)
TIL:
The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions is....
DRUMROLL PLEASE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t925JwYXhVA
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$71,000,000,000
Yes, that's right, 71 BILLION dollars.
I can honestly say, my mind is blown.
I'll think about this every time I pick up the Tesco's own brand of Spaghetti instead of the good stuff, because we all know the shitty economic climate we live in means I can't afford Heinz.
Information here:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...000000000/
The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions is....
DRUMROLL PLEASE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t925JwYXhVA
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$71,000,000,000
Yes, that's right, 71 BILLION dollars.
I can honestly say, my mind is blown.
I'll think about this every time I pick up the Tesco's own brand of Spaghetti instead of the good stuff, because we all know the shitty economic climate we live in means I can't afford Heinz.
Information here:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...000000000/
Quote:While some people may be bothered by the fact that there are pastors who live in multimillion dollar homes, this is old news to most. But here is what should bother you about these expensive homes: You are helping to pay for them! You pay for them indirectly, the same way local, state, and federal governments in the United States subsidize religion — to the tune of about $71 billion every year.
