Posted on 09/20/2019 4:27:11 AM PDT by gattaca
House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee said on Thursday that over 60 alleged hate groups, mostly socially conservative organizations, anti-immigration entities, and religious groups should be stripped of their tax-exempt status.
(5/5): These remarks are vile and only work to perpetuate hate crimes and stir division. There is no reason the U.S. government should continue to subsidize groups like these – Ways & Means Dems are shining a light on this issue today.
— Ways & Means Committee (@WaysMeansCmte) September 19, 2019 Some of the bigger organizations on the list include the fundamentalist Protestant group American Family Association, which opposes gay rights, the anti-immigration organization Federation for American Immigration Reform, the conservative think tank the Center for Security Policy, and the socially conservative group the Family Research Council. The groups were designated as "hate groups" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that itself is controversial and whose founder was fired this year for misconduct.
The Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday focused on “How The Tax Code Subsidizes Hate,” at which Democrats said they were concerned about the government subsidizing groups that millions of Americans would find abhorrent and Republicans said they feared that First Amendment rights could be infringed ending some groups' tax-exempt status.
The subcommittee heard from multiple victims of mass shootings, who shared their stories and asked the congressmen to take legislative action to eliminate the tax benefits given to nonprofit groups that may proliferate hate and discrimination.
No legislation has been proposed at the moment.
The power to tax is the power to destroy. — Edmund Burke
Huh - Obama’s church isn’t on that list.
Note also they don’t label “nation of Islam” as a hate group (as they do with all the other Christian groups there) but the token groups are subgroups of that organization.
The Democrats do not seem to be scared by the IG report or AG Barr. The Democrats are not stopping their open pledge to use the power of the federal gov’t to suppress free speech and crush political opponents.
If they knew major indictments and the coup was going to be exposed, they would not be openly taking these positions now.
Instead, they are doubling down and saying “we will get away with it and make sure it is more effective next time”
The Dems purpose is not to do anything. The dems purpose is to always have an enemy to point to, to blame, to focus hatred. They need a Goldstein.
The communist RATs are good a destroying words.
When a word or phrase absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight, the communists are Pros. It’s about the only thing they’re good at besides killing people.
Let’s see.....here’s a few to start off with.
“racist”
“fair share”
“assault rifle”
“climate”
“professor”
“hate”
Their craziness has a silver lining. The dems are scaring people. They’ve become too much like characters in Sci-Fi in a bleak future world.
AMEN. “Let love be without hypocrisy, abhor (hate) what is evil. Cling to what is good.” Romans 129
Why should hate groups get tax exempt status for stripping?
They should pay the tax just like everyone else.
This is beyond the pale. Naked favoritism.
Yep, I noticed that.
The original list has location and revenue. Scroll to the bottom of the article:
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Dozens-of-Hate-Groups-/238748
But who gets to choose the “hate groups”?
Pretty slippery definitions going on there.
Double-plus ungood is not the same as very bad. No matter how it is articulated in Newspeak.
Can we defund NPR too?
Income Tax on Assets?
Not a great idea, for anyone.
Sharkhunters International!?
Umm, I thought the IRS granted tax exemptions. IRS-Executive branch=Congress fail. But let’s say they do it and the senate goes along and Trump signs it into law. Some smarty pants will find away to turn it on progressive sacred cows. Thusly this is all posturing once again for the media. Nothing will come of it.
It’s my hope to someday be listed by the SPLC as a hate group.
Their definition of hate is different than ours.
Noting Newspeak mention.
Well, I did qualify as “net assets”. There are tax exempt not-for-profits that are very profitable and compete with for profit organizations that do pay tax. I could give examples but won’t on this forum.
If you don't know about Ms. Cummings' non-profit, check out this link.
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