End Tax Exemptions for groups who lobby and give to elections
This is why we need to stop allowing these groups to be classified as non-profits, not only do they get tax exempt status but those who donate to them can claim their donation as a tax deduction on their taxes.
It is time to expand the tax base by ending tax exemptions for certain organizations.
We now have religious organizations, labor unions, private schools, NAACP, NRA, Chamber of Commerce, think tanks, political pacts and superpacs that are trying to influence policies and elections. The problem is these entities are able to claim they are non-profits, so they pay no taxes. Anyone who pays to lobby congress, get government contracts or campaigns for politicians should be paying taxes.
At the very least allow states to access property taxes.
Tax-Free Land:
This creates a problem, because the tax exemption amounts to a gift of money to the churches or these organizations at the expense of tax payers. For every dollar which the government cannot collect on church property or these organizations, it must make up for by collecting it from citizens; thus all citizens are forced to indirectly support churches or these organizations even those that they do not belong to and may even oppose.
Church in my town owns 10 acres of land. It has 1 house, 2 other building and large church. Church pays $0.00 property taxes.
I own 1 acre of land and 24 x 42 house with 3 car garage. --- I pay $2,000.00 property tax.
