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    Funded by public money through taxes, now have to be funded directly through donations from the public. While the public still gets taxed. Hmmm.

    • callouscomic@lemmy.zip
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      The same group that wants small government also has no problem asking you to donate at church and also to Jimmy’s gofundme.

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        That’s the point, the people who like church and Jimmy can fund those things. The government church tax exemption means churches make profits and it’s at the expense of everyone, including atheists

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        Fuck them asking you to donate at church. They want the tax dollars to go to private schools operated by their churches.

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      Duh!

      This is a favorite GOP tactic for decades. Back when the Supreme Court cared about the law, the Right would pass anti-abortion laws that they knew would be struck down. But since they were in power, they could use tax payer money to pay for the cases. Meanwhile, people on the Left had pick and choose where their money went, to a good candidate or to the legal funds?

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    Not a great precedent. “See, we don’t even need to use our tax dollars for this!”

    This is like the “churches and charities will provide the safety nets” bullshit that libertarians say.

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      If you care about PBS and NPR it’s a good thing. Sounds like you care more about political points

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      This is like the “churches and charities will provide the safety nets” bullshit that libertarians say.

      Which was great and all until trump raised the Standard Deduction, so now you have to donate a lot more for it to count towards your taxes.

      I know most people don’t donate for tax purposes, but it does remove an incentive.

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    I doubt it’ll last though. Hopefully it lasts at least long enough for a sane administration to get back in office.

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      If you get the chance, thank them for doing it. I don’t have money to spare, but I really enjoy their science channels on YouTube.