everyones leaving IL

[VenomousDSG]

Non for profits and religious organizations should pay property taxes as they use Government services. I'd be 100% for this and I am surprised that some atheist hasn't tried to go after the Government for religious tax shelters.

Im not an atheist and even I want to do that. I think it's silly how we make certain people and organizations exempt from what everyone else has to do.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

The argument is that organizations like the church save the taxpayers money. If the Catholic and Lutheran pre-8 schools closed in my neighborhood the local public schools could not absorb the headcount.

If you started taxing them, it would just get passed down, and many would stop utilizing the parochial schools.

 

[BigJohnson]

The worst part is the storefront churches and the "pastors" are all driving $70k Mercedes

 

[FESTER665]

The local neighborhood roller rink closed down because they couldn't afford the taxes anymore. So they shut them down and it turned into a church. SMH.

Does the Village get some kind of write off of those taxes or something? I would've thought charging a place half the taxes and keeping them open would be better than a church paying nothing in taxes?

 

[FESTER665]

Please nobody move to hippy ass Colorado.

Sooooo many hippies out there....

I could see how someone who's a biking enthusiast would love it out there, ALWAYS people out riding on their bikes.

My Aunt and Uncle used to live in Evergreen, CO for a LONG time, and anytime I would visit there was always people riding on the roads. There were times I thought the bikes outnumbered the cars through some of the areas.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

They won't tax the churches as there is no separation between church and state, although not as bad as once was.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

The argument is that organizations like the church save the taxpayers money. If the Catholic and Lutheran pre-8 schools closed in my neighborhood the local public schools could not absorb the headcount.

If you started taxing them, it would just get passed down, and many would stop utilizing the parochial schools.

Sounds like less brain washed kids

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Sounds like less brain washed kids

Many people value religious education. Some people obviously don't, but to call it brain wash makes you sound like a butt hurt athiest that cries themself to sleep on Christmas eve.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Many people value religious education. Some people obviously don't, but to call it brain wash makes you sound like a butt hurt athiest that cries themself to sleep on Christmas eve.

You got all that from my statement? Crazy.


Teach 'em young before they can think for themselves

 

[jason05gt]

They won't tax the churches as there is no separation between church and state, although not as bad as once was.

I'm not following this argument. How is assessing a property tax violating church and state? As long as you are penalizing one religion over another, I don't get it.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

That's just it, anyone can start a religion, look at the powerful corporation of Scientology, they have been granted religion by the govt and are tax exempt.