That is not the case in my example. Some tax incentives are an abuse of taxation power. I argue that some tax deductions are not an abuse of taxation power. For example, sale tax, property tax, and state income tax deductions, where the amount of taxes you have paid out of your income is not also taxed by the feds. How is not taxing income that the states TOOK and abuse of power? Assuming you agree that not all tax incentives are an "abuse" of taxation power. Now explain how not taxing "voluntary" charity is and abuse of taxation power. Who is being abused? What is the abuse?How is a making charitable donations voluntary a dumb ass game with the tax code?Maybe, I guess if they don't have any significant amount of taxes, for example less than ten percent... then they would see the feds taking care of it as a "discount" on tithing to help the poor.I don't understand the apparent democrat mentality that if the federal government is not doing something about welfare, it's not happening and everyone is suffering. I just don't get it. Tens of thousands of charities and they think the feds are the ones to bankroll. This cause the feds have proven to be good managers of... ___????
It's hard to not recognize what they really saying - "I want to see someone else forced to help the poor because I don't want to deal with it."
Me... I'd like to see some serious tax break for charity. I think that's the answer. Not just a break on taxable income but rather a 1 to 1 reduction of taxes owed. All the way up to 10% of income..
No. No more dumbass games with the tax code. If we want to be a caring society, we will be. If we don't, we won't.
It's not. But we don't need to dole out tax breaks to achieve that. Tax incentives are an abuse of the taxation power. They're mandates, as Justice Roberts has made very clear, and effectively the same as penalizing people who don't do as they're told.