patrice
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Mon Sep-28-09 09:49 PM
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Do you think people who make a living by means of, or owe their existence as a group to, something |
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that is a tax-exempt entity, e.g. churches, should be required to identify that fact when they lobby the public or its representatives, regarding issues, such as health care, that inherently involve subsidies to others?
I am bothered by activities that would not exist, were it not for national TAX EXEMPT groups supporting local groups, propogandizing their various perspectives, including perspectives on other government SUBSIDIES (such as Medicare) - without identifying themselves as being SUPPORTED by TAX EXEMPTIONS to their audience. The general public probably doesn't have much of an idea about where "information" comes from, so there is little critical thinking about who is subsidizing what.
I live in a very church-dominated culture; Am I wrong to be concerned about this?
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Mon Sep-28-09 09:56 PM
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1. I agree with you. In fact, Tax Exempt Corporations do have limitations on their political involveme |
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