re: Mormon Church now owns $2 Billion in US Farmland

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Religions need to pay taxes. Change my mind.

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Tell me how you got there and don't repeat this

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Think of all the taxes we as private citizens subsidize because of stuff like this.

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Because it makes no sense.


A quick google search shows the LDS church spent $1 billion on humanitarian aid last year alone and they are extremely efficient as the vast majority of the boots on the ground are unpaid volunteers. Why would you want to curtail that by funnelling some of their money through the governement which is at the extreme other end of the efficiency spectrum?

There are certainly churches and preachers that are using the non-profit designation to get rich and live lavish lifestyles, but the Mormons don't have paid preachers and are almost entirely volunteers. Pound for pound, I believe I read they are the most charitable religion and have by far the lowest overhead, meaning more money goes to those in need.

The government wouldn't need personal income tax if they were fiscally responsible. Your problem is with government waste, not true charitable organizations.