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IRS Strikes Deal With Atheists To Monitor Sermons And Homilies - Investors.com
For my Christian brothers here...get ready.
For my Christian brothers here...get ready.
It's not even really a trap. Churches want to be tax exempt. They are exempt as long as they don't get too political.And here in lies the great fed gov trap. You let the camel stick its nose under the tent cause you wanted tax exempt status ...
It's not an egregious statement in situ. It is an egregious violation of the requirements by which churches operate without normal taxes.I hardly call it egregious to excommunicate someone who votes for abortions. Those people have already excommunicated themselves and should not be receiving communion.
I have no problem with that. However, if we assume some government is needed (defense and courts, at least), it will have to be paid for. By whatever method that is done, some people will try to cheat. Some government agency will be tasked with collecting money and catching cheaters.This is yet another reason the IRS needs to be disbanded along with the Federal income tax.
I'm not at all surprised. When I was in high school in the 1970s in central Texas, the local Methodist minister, Baptist preacher, and Catholic priest showed up at school functions to pray for our success. I remember thinking, as they prayed over our band before we hit the field for marching band contest, that if we hadn't practiced enough to make the grade by now, it was a little late to be asking the Lord for assistance.What if you went to a church and most of the sermon was about who to vote for, how to vote, how to get govt benefits, things to say to tell govt agencies so you can qualify. Does anyone think that would be over the edge? Bet on it and it does happen and has been going on at least since the 70's. In fact its the norm in many churches across the US...before someone says I don't know what I am talking about, GO to one of them, see for yourself.
Agreed.You only need to have an IRS if you have 33,000 pages (and growing) of (unneeded) regulations to enforce.
States with sales tax models (Tex, Fl) have very small tax agencies.
I don't know much about the EPA but I do know about the IRS. The history of the agency from Nixon to today is complex, sad, and weird. They are worse in some ways people don't think about and surprisingly good in others that people think they know about but actually don't.The IRS/EPA have become omnipotent and do as they want.
Agreed, fully....you certainly do not send armed raiders by the truckload to do it. You kno(ck) on the door and ask!
Let's not. I really don't need the blood pressure rise. It started as a politically motivated tactical cluster and devolved into mass murder by the government. That's why when you say:Lets look at Waco.
I can only agree in the strongest possible terms.This is not how govt for the people, by the people operates.
This, however, is something I disagree with in degree. It's not a DC problem. It's a human problem. Authoritarians, no matter where they are, are the type of people who want this. They just tend to congregate in DC.But its what is wanted in DC.
The IRS isn't needs if they collect revenues directly from ye states and end apportionment and Federal social programs.
I suppose so.No replacement would be needed either, just a simple treasury function to process.