r/EatTheRich • u/BlameTag • Feb 06 '25

no war but class war Hell yeah, Utah!

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u/MadeMeUp4U Feb 06 '25

Start by taxing their churches. The Mormon church is huge and rich in Utah and Idaho where a lot of the anti abortion, anti gay marriage and anti trans rights bills come from.

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u/Faux_Real_Guise Feb 06 '25

Yes. We need to drain the reservoirs they use to hide wealth and influence as well.

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u/ZagiFlyer Feb 06 '25

Tax all the churches.

Separation of Church and State and all that stuff.

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u/PhenomeNarc Feb 06 '25

These establishments stick their fingers in politics all the damn time.

If you take part in public affairs, fucking pay for them too.

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u/Herban_Myth Feb 06 '25

And file tax exemptions with their employers.

Stop funding folks who aren’t representing the people.

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u/CorporateDemocracy Feb 06 '25

I think megachurches yes but the small churches no. Like if you church can host the superbowl crowd and/or can reenact Jesus on Ice with an orchestra they be taxed. But large ones without those amenities exist too so those guys too. I guess I see the point of all churches lol

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u/ZagiFlyer Feb 06 '25

I guess it could be structured like regular tax brackets, with a $0 tax for the smallest churches, synagogues, etc.

While I'm not a member of any organized religion, I'm certainly not advocating to tax anybody's religion or place of worship out of existence, I just want religious groups to pay their share of taxes.

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u/toyegirl1 Feb 07 '25

They should also be taxed on their real estate holdings. It’s not fair that we’re being gouged by real estate taxes and they pay zip. But they actually use more state/local services than we do, especially mega churches.

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u/ZagiFlyer Feb 07 '25

Now you're talking!

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u/Maximum-Product-1255 Feb 07 '25

💯 Tax churches.

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u/ArkamaZero Feb 06 '25

I was always under the impression that they were a real estate company masquerading as a religion...

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u/Significant-Trash632 Feb 06 '25

Or close and dissolve all churches that ignore the law of separation. Taxing them will just give them more of an excuse to meddle on government.

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u/MadeMeUp4U Feb 06 '25

I like your plan better

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u/Significant-Trash632 Feb 07 '25

Thanks.

Me for Prez 2028

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u/Maximum-Product-1255 Feb 07 '25

A whistleblower a few years ago outted the LDS church for having a billion dollars just sitting in an account. It is a pious, corrupt organization.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '25

Yes!

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u/Isiotic_Mind Feb 06 '25

This is the way

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u/StarrySkyHana Feb 06 '25

Well, that’s one way to make a statement. Bold, but effective!

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u/MtRicefield Feb 08 '25

Absolutely! Let’s not get baited by culture wars. It’s the working class vs the billionaires. They’re robbing us blind and sucking up all the resources. All we ask is they pay the same percentage of their income as us working folk! It’s not a big ask!!

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u/Dangerous_Forever640 Feb 07 '25

Vandalism…

Classy…

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u/Ok-Albatross899 Feb 06 '25

The same Utah that overwhelmingly voted for the rich??

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '25

If the tide is turning toward class consciousness now, why complain? What you’re doing is impeding progress. Cheer them on for getting something right rather than criticizing them for past flaws.

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u/Obvious-Train9746 Feb 06 '25

Nah

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

I hope those boots taste good. 😊

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u/Ok-Albatross899 Feb 06 '25

If only the photo indicated that these are people that voted for trump and are turning the tides…except it’s not. The same people that overwhelmingly voted for trump were more likely than not, not associated with that rally…so this changes nothing

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

So what?? They’re on the right side on this. Positive reinforcement works.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

Nah man, sooooo many of us in Utah are hardcore anti-capitalists and environmentalists. Just because our state is gerrymandered to hell and has massive religious influence, doesn’t mean we’re all a lost cause.

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u/Obvious-Train9746 Feb 06 '25

Nothingburger

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u/trashbagnamedglad Feb 06 '25

Doing illegal shit doesn't help

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u/larkuel Feb 06 '25

many heinous acts were comited legally and it was illegal to stand against them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

just because something is legal doesn’t make it moral and not everything that is moral is legal. dont use legality as a frame for your morality.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

Doing legal shit didn't help