I wouldn't ban religion - if you do that, it drives them underground and they become more dangerous than ever.
I would also give churches the chance to opt out of paying taxes, according to the following schedule:
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Pay 100% of the taxes of other organisations with the same income: You get to use all public service and utilities, AND you can vote.
Pay 75%: You can send your kids to tax-funded schools, but you cannot drive on publically-funded roads.
Pay 50%: The State will no longer educate your kids, you can't drive on our roads, but you still go to hospital and call the cops as needed.
Pay 25%: You lose education, the roads, medical care, police/fire services, but you can use publically owned water and power services.
Pay Nothing: No schools, no roads, no medical care, no first responders, no water, no power, no pensions, and no voting.
Step up and help pay for the society in which you live, or go fuck yourself.
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Boru
I would also give churches the chance to opt out of paying taxes, according to the following schedule:
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Pay 100% of the taxes of other organisations with the same income: You get to use all public service and utilities, AND you can vote.
Pay 75%: You can send your kids to tax-funded schools, but you cannot drive on publically-funded roads.
Pay 50%: The State will no longer educate your kids, you can't drive on our roads, but you still go to hospital and call the cops as needed.
Pay 25%: You lose education, the roads, medical care, police/fire services, but you can use publically owned water and power services.
Pay Nothing: No schools, no roads, no medical care, no first responders, no water, no power, no pensions, and no voting.
Step up and help pay for the society in which you live, or go fuck yourself.
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Boru
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