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HunterCA -> RE: Should a State AG be allowed to have donor lists? (5/15/2015 8:09:13 PM)
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ORIGINAL: ThatDaveGuy69
I have no problem with it - these are tax-exempt organizations and are therefor using tax payer money to support themselves. Where their money comes from and how they spend it should be a matter of public record. There are laws governing just how much of a charitable organizations income must be spent doing actual charitable work. Tax exempt status can be revoked for failure to comply.
To be clear, when an organization does not pay taxes on the money it receives, it costs tax payers that lost revenue. Tax exempt organizations cause the rest of us to pay more in taxes. Imagine how much lower your property tax bill would be if every church had to pay taxes based on the value of their land and buildings (like the rest of us do).
Actually, most of your argument is monetarily not correct but a lesson in accountancy here would be lengthly and boring. I do note that its a common left wing myth however. I've explained it more than once to lefties and they do usually get it. Eventually...once explained.
Second, you sound as if the money belonged to the government. No, the government confiscates that money from people. That may not be your misconception actually, but it sounds as if it is.
Third, in the People's Republic of California it's become common place for those lists of donors to be consumed by left wing activists who then go out and harass donors, getting them fired, protesting in front ofbtheir houses and businesses and generally using Gestopo tactics to make donations to causes opposed to them to scary. That, in my opinion, is a violation of people's rights. Either intentionally, by Ms Harris, or not.
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