So you want to tax the rich? OK, let's start with Harvard

Re:So you want to tax the rich? OK, let's start with Harvard by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:45AM (#26967550)

I think an argument would be if a church did not pay its tax what would happen? If the church would be closed that would be in violation of the amendment.

However I thought that it is not just that religions are not taxed, but rather that non-profits are not taxed and religions are just a special type of non-profit.

on edit: wrote it's instead of its.

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Re:So you want to tax the rich? OK, let's start with Harvard by Turing_Machine on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @01:48PM (#26972071)

Using that argument, newspapers shouldn't have to pay taxes either. If a newspaper doesn't pay its taxes, it will be closed, which (according to this argument) would be a violation of the freedom of the press clause.

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Re:So you want to tax the rich? OK, let's start with Harvard by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:55PM (#26974754)

good point, didn't think of that. but the second part still stands, that they don't pay taxes because they are non-profits.

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