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Common Ownership policy on taxing religious institutions

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Should the government require churches and other religious institutions to pay taxes?

CO>CO  ChatGPTYes, religion is a profitable industry and should pay its fair share like any other business

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Very strongly agree

Yes, religion is a profitable industry and should pay its fair share like any other business

This aligns with the view that all significant economic actors should contribute their resources to the common good rather than hoarding them privately. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Common ownership advocates generally support the taxation of large institutional wealth to fund collective social resources. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only on commercial properties and investments, not tithes or donations

While it moves toward taxing accumulated capital and investments, common ownership would likely favor a more comprehensive integration of all institutional resources into the public sphere. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, revoke the tax-exempt status of any religious group that preaches politics

While resulting in taxation, this focus on political speech is a liberal secular concern rather than a direct resource-distribution concern of common ownership. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, churches provide essential social safety nets that the government cannot afford to replace

Common ownership posits that the collective community should provide safety nets directly, rather than relying on private religious charities. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, tithes are already taxed income and the government should not double-dip into the offering plate

This argument relies on the logic of individual income and private property, which common ownership seeks to move beyond in favor of collective benefit. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

Allowing institutions to accumulate private wealth and land without contributing to the public pool contradicts the core tenets of common ownership. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, the power to tax is the power to control, and religion must remain free from state interference

This prioritizes institutional autonomy and private property over the collective's right to manage shared resources for the common good. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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