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Termyn8or -> RE: Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs (7/2/2008 8:11:54 AM)
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Didn't that come under the Constitutional prohibition against establishing or interfering with religion ? For many years Native Americans were allowed to use peyote under this doctrine. What happened ? They did not have parties so much, they would trip alone in many cases, sometimes digging a hole in the ground in the middle of nowhere seeking a vision. If their peyote was anything like what I tried a very long time ago, I bet they had some dandy visions.
So the law then seemingly created two classes of people, those with a certain priveledge and those without. Now what do you say ? When they say there are two sides to every issue, that is quite an understatement. If the doctrine of seperation of church and state holds water, then churches should not be tax exempt, in fact the Mormons are not.
But what about the mega church in the bario that looks like a casino in Vegas ? Preacher riding in a limo, or at least a Benz or something. Bringing in all that money, money that should be going to get the parishoners' kids fed and shod, could be paying for an air conditioned dog house.
And then via the use of volunteers, they save on overhead as well. Is this right in the days when honest hard working people are forced out of businesses, even long standing ones, every day ?
Perhaps I have an archaic vision of what this country should be. And that is probably why some people think I am crazy at times. And I am entitled to my vision, and to express it, and to tout it as the best vision. To do otherwise would not be honest.
In my world there would be a flat tax, it would be a low percentage but there would be no outs, just having a gang of kids and overbuying property so all your money goes for interest does not get you out of paying. Those days are over. Actual expenses.
I'll tell you what, no vision is etched in stone, at least this context. Instead of all you people with kids telling me how much it costs, and how that falls on me for some reason, here's the deal. You educate your kids. Do it with all the tax money you save, pay tuitions, for the books all of it. The government doesn't do schools. Send them where you want. What you do pay would be a valid deduction. I think that a fair compromise.
It might take forever to completely describe it, but there really is only one real way to solve this completely fairly, and that has to do with the government getting their sticky little fingers out of everybody's pies.
More later. Work time coming up.
T
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