[Leisler]

Taxes make people more conscious of government waste. By and large these activities have no incentive to keep taxes lower and efficiently use land. The Catholic church usually advocates higher taxes. For others, not itself. If people want a retreat, they can sit in a mop closet. I don't want to subsides the Catholic church, mosques, imams, temples, Burger King or The Grand Order of Umba-gumba.

Of course the Church needs the land, tax free, to do 'it's thing'. Me too. I'll think I'll try it.

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[The Old Hoosier]

The Catholic church usually advocates higher taxes.

That's interesting to learn, I've never heard the "High Taxes" sermon.

You participate in a money-making activity, and so under an income-tax regime, you pay taxes on the money you make. The Church, on the other hand, loses tons of money educating poor kids, caring for the sick, and, in theory, teaching people to be good Christian citizens.

If you were a smart conservative/libertarian, you would support such private-sector activity as an alternative to government social services.