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Re:The Undermining of American Charity by Retric on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @11:48AM (#12399168)
There is no good works requirement. Satanist preachers also get a tax break on donations. The government is not going to pay for a new Opera house in a tiny town. But, if you want an Opera house in a tiny town you can get the Government to pick up part of the bill.

Want to get Justin Bieber to play for your small down? Don't worry you can get that subsidized! Just call it an art's festival.

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Re:The Undermining of American Charity by bsbechtel on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @12:44PM (#12399641)
>>Want to get Justin Bieber to play for your small down? Don't worry you can get that subsidized! Just call it an art's festival.

If the government would otherwise be financing the festival, then yes, otherwise no tax credit, and IMHO, no tax break, should be given.

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Re:The Undermining of American Charity by Retric on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @01:08PM (#12399820)
Uhh, that's not how it actually works. Now, if you want to limit the tax break to some set of things the government actually does anyway then I think you would be hard pressed to find donors unless they did more than the government. At which point your only limiting it to the same kinds of things (ex: new roads) not the exact same things.
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