Hawaii the battle ground for taxing Mormons

[Wao nahele kane]

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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler

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Originally posted by jrw

In most cities the church and non profit own multi property and it is all tax free. I cant understand why. I think after one property ever thing else should be tax at full value.

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I don't have a problem with nonprofit entities being tax-exempt (or at least having reduced taxes), or with churches being operated as nonprofits. The problem arises because churches are treated as tax-exempt simply by claiming to be a church. Any other nonprofit has to verify their status. Not only do churches not do that, some like the LDS church openly run for-profit entities that they claim as tax-exempt.

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Agreed, that isn't interfering with religious freedom. That's taxing commerce, as it should be.