Italy To Tax Catholic Church Property

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  • Seshmeister
    ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

    • Oct 2003
    • 35755
    #16
    Originally posted by envy_me
    In Italy?
    Vatican City - Wikipedia
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City

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      • Va Beach VH Fan
        ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
        • Dec 2003
        • 17913
        #17
        Originally posted by envy_me
        Even business taxes. How much do they make per mass? That's a service they sell. Empty the collection and tax.
        Baby steps....

        Just getting churches to pay property taxes would be a monumental step....
        Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

        "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

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          • Seshmeister
            ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

            • Oct 2003
            • 35755
            #18
            Fry sums up the problems with the Catholic church here far more eloquently than I ever could...

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              • envy_me
                Swedish Love Pump
                ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                • Dec 2010
                • 7180
                #19
                Originally posted by Seshmeister
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_City
                Yeah, i know. His answer was so short i didn't know specificly what he meant.
                The heart is on the left. The blood is red.

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                  • DLR Bridge
                    ROCKSTAR

                    • Mar 2011
                    • 5479
                    #20
                    Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
                    Baby steps....

                    Just getting churches to pay property taxes would be a monumental step....
                    Did you just say....baby steps? I feel a thread derail coming on. Didn't Ed say baby steps in '96?

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                      • envy_me
                        Swedish Love Pump
                        ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 7180
                        #21
                        Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
                        Wow.... That's pretty surprising, considering there's a church in Italy like every 12 feet....
                        Italy has a maffia goverment, maffia church, maffia Berlusconi owning RAI, Benetton (yeah, the clothing company) owns the highways. It's corruption like no where else.
                        One hand greases the other. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. I am surprised that they agreed on taxing the church.
                        The heart is on the left. The blood is red.

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                          • Va Beach VH Fan
                            ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 17913
                            #22
                            Originally posted by envy_me
                            Italy has a maffia goverment, maffia church, maffia Berlusconi owning RAI, Benetton (yeah, the clothing company) owns the highways. It's corruption like no where else.
                            One hand greases the other. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. I am surprised that they agreed on taxing the church.
                            First of all, it's "Mafia"....

                            Second of all, you don't need to explain how things work in Italy, I lived there for 3 1/2 years....
                            Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

                            "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

                            "We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth

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                              • Va Beach VH Fan
                                ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
                                • Dec 2003
                                • 17913
                                #23
                                Originally posted by DLR Bridge
                                Did you just say....baby steps? I feel a thread derail coming on. Didn't Ed say baby steps in '96?
                                Um, no news is good news?

                                Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

                                "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

                                "We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth

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                                  • envy_me
                                    Swedish Love Pump
                                    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                    • Dec 2010
                                    • 7180
                                    #24
                                    Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
                                    First of all, it's "Mafia"....

                                    Second of all, you don't need to explain how things work in Italy, I lived there for 3 1/2 years....
                                    Then why are you surprised about this news??

                                    And, okay, I spelt wrong, so what? We spell it like that here...
                                    The heart is on the left. The blood is red.

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                                      • Va Beach VH Fan
                                        ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
                                        • Dec 2003
                                        • 17913
                                        #25
                                        Originally posted by envy_me
                                        Then why are you surprised about this news??

                                        And, okay, I spelt wrong, so what? We spell it like that here...

                                        Um, because it's never been done?

                                        "Spelt", hahahaha....
                                        Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

                                        "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

                                        "We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth

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                                          • BigBadBrian
                                            TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                                            • Jan 2004
                                            • 10625
                                            #26
                                            Originally posted by ELVIS
                                            A church isn't a charity...
                                            Sure it is. The IRS considers it as one. If we're going to collect taxes on churches, let's also do it on buildings and property owned by The United Way, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, et al.

                                            I'd actually LOVE for the Democratic Party to try and make this happen!
                                            “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush

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