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goes on in those wily Amish communities? They even speak a foreign language among themselves. Their pacifism is no doubt a front for hiding arms in their hay lofts. And we should make those Amish farmers pay tax on their church buildings, too. Oh, they don't have any. They meet in each other's homes. Very sneaky of them, huh? So tax the houses and farm land, and make them pay income tax, too. Oh, they already do.
Then there are the homes for the aged, run by various politically subversive denominations like Lutherans, Presbyterians, and Methodists. Surely their doctors and nurses at those homes should be made to pay taxes. Oh, wait. They already do. But we can at least charge taxes on the buildings and grounds. Look at how rich they get from people's social security benefits.
Don't forget the free immigration services that churches give to asylum seekers, like legal representation from pro bono immigration lawyers, and the wealth accumulated in donated second hand clothing that they give to immigrants from war torn countries. That must surely be worth something in taxes. Very sly, those immigration services. They use volunteers so they can keep the second hand wealth to themselves. And who needs immigrants, anyway? Tax those agencies out of existence.
Did you know that churches have what they call "mission funds"? A portion of the weekly collections goes into those funds and then the committee in charge of the fund writes a check to places that request help, like the city mission that houses homeless people, the local food bank, after school tutoring programs to underprivileged children for books and other materials. Those are CASH giveaways. Surely that cash can be taxed to serve a higher purpose than doling it out to people in need.
Oh, those wily church people. Hoarding second hand clothing wealth, giving aid to homeless people and asylum seekers, housing the aged and giving them medical care. Tsk, tsk.
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