RE: Should Churches Remain Tax-Exempt?
December 9, 2014 at 1:46 pm
(This post was last modified: December 9, 2014 at 1:50 pm by Strider.)
No. Tax 'em.
EDIT: I thought I'd add that in Mississippi, where I have the misfortune to live, churches are also exempt from sales tax on all utilities (electricity, water, natural gas, etc.). This costs the state millions in sales tax revenue. It's okay for them not to pay sales tax, but it is acceptable for people to pay sales tax on fucking groceries. A tax on food is damn near the most regressive one I can imagine.
EDIT: I thought I'd add that in Mississippi, where I have the misfortune to live, churches are also exempt from sales tax on all utilities (electricity, water, natural gas, etc.). This costs the state millions in sales tax revenue. It's okay for them not to pay sales tax, but it is acceptable for people to pay sales tax on fucking groceries. A tax on food is damn near the most regressive one I can imagine.
