Giving soup to the homeless by a church is certainly NOT a taxable eventI didn't say it was, did I?
the comfort and sustenance that is one of the things churches do as their "for busieness purposes".That may be true. If it is it means that the FairTax doesn't tax all consumption. It also means they need to that amount out of the FairTax base used for calculating the rate.
Oh, and BTW Nightie, giving soup away by the qualified NFP organization does not qualify as consumption since it is not a taxable event - it is a gift by that organization, not a sale to a consumer. It's what they're "in business" for, you see.