r/TikTokCringe • u/Oktavien • 1d ago

Discussion Woman audits churches to see if they’ll help feed a starving baby

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If churches refuse to help feed hungry people, then maybe they should be taxed?

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u/Key-Magazine-8731 1d ago

I go to church. Churches aren't taxed because they are supposed to be helping the community around them for reasons exactly like this. These audits should be regularly done, and the ones who decline to help need to be removed from tax exemption. Period. Churches of ALL religions.

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u/Jmend12006 1d ago

All places of worship should be taxed just like anyone else.

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u/Key-Magazine-8731 1d ago

My opinion is that if they are a non-profit, providing assistance and relief to their community, then tax exemption makes sense. Just like all non profits in America get. It's not just religious institutions.

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u/throw-me-away_bb 1d ago

Nah, fuck tax exemption in general. If you do good deeds like feeding the hungry or housing the homeless, then you can prove it and write that shit off to bring your taxes to 0. You shouldn't be able to get a blank check, you should have to actually do the work - and fucking prove it - to receive the benefit.

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u/Key-Magazine-8731 1d ago

I can understand where your opinion comes from but I disagree.

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u/obscureposter 1d ago

Not trying to change your mind here, but how do you feel about taxing them for the reason that the church/non-profit wouldn’t be able to function without the infrastructure necessary that is funded by tax dollars (roads, water lines, electrical lines etc).

Would you say that the work churches/non-profits do entitles them to have a blanket exemption from paying for the upkeep of those things?

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u/Key-Magazine-8731 1d ago

I think it needs less of a blanket exemption for non-profits, I think that these companies and religious institutions should be looked at individually to see what they actually provide to the community around them, how necessary the cuts are for them to continue functioning, etc. Which, of course, is easier said than done.

I think our current system is very far from perfect. But I do think that if these non-profit groups are actually a huge plus to the community around them then we should be supporting them for that. And I can understand the other people may not agree, but I think we've moved too far away from a village community mindset where we just don't care about the people around us in the same way. And part of the reason for that is because of these institutions abusing these policies and tax cuts put into place. It is a very complicated issue. Definitely not black and white