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To: hobbes1
Every other business in reality, not in effect, as well as every other property owner SUBSIDIZES GOVERNMENT, AND IT'S INSTITUTIONS....

Every business and individual who pays taxes pays for government services, true. And the government provides services -- police, fire, a monetary system, defense, a court system, an enforcer of property rights -- that are absolutely essential. Problem is, they also provide a slew of services that they have no business providing.

The collection system is messed up, sure, but no system is going to be perfect. But when the government devises a system, whether it's an income tax system, a property tax system, or a sales tax system, it should levy these taxes fairly, and not give one group a break over the others because they are more moral or connected or whatever. In a sales tax scheme, all should be taxes, income taxes should be applied on a flat structure, and property taxes should be levied against all property owners, whether they be a brothel or a church.

35 posted on 05/30/2002 7:52:54 PM PDT by Koblenz
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To: Koblenz
No, because if you tax the church, you are essentially forcing them, to tax their parishoners, in effect, taxing the exercise of their worship.

And as far back as you care to go, that is, decidedly Un-American.

37 posted on 05/31/2002 4:39:44 AM PDT by hobbes1
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