Comments | voodoodaddy41: Stop welfare for religions!

voodoodaddy41

Stop welfare for religions!

Jan 03, 2011 13:40

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x_creepy_doll_x January 3 2011, 20:14:52 UTC

"normal guy" sure makes a lot. I make less than half what he does.

Still, I see no reason why "minister guy" gets all his shit paid for. I bet I work harder than he does.

voodoodaddy41 January 3 2011, 20:49:13 UTC

Yeah, I would love to be "normal guy".

It is worse than you think. The actual wording of the housing exclusion says “minister of the gospel”. So, I assume a Rabbi would be SOL.

paulcory January 4 2011, 03:38:48 UTC

If the tax laws are being properly applied in this example, then they need to be changed. No way should clergy be given such a huge tax break.

voodoodaddy41 January 4 2011, 17:57:14 UTC

The thought behind IRC 107 as I understand it, was that a “minister of the gospel” would spend any of their money over necessities on good works. This is not always true (See Jim Baker, etc.). Also a lot if not most good deeds are already tax deductible.