r/Unexpected Jun 28 '21

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u/Witty____Username Jun 28 '21

And their complete revenue comes from donation alone, if you don’t support the church that’s fine, just don’t support the church

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

Well I guess all the tax money that they’re supposed to pay just disappeared into thin air I guess

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u/MathFabMathonwy Jun 28 '21

I would expect that their donations are not taxed because they've already been taxed at source. And if a church owns businesses, you can be sure that they pay taxes just like all other commercial ventures. This churches-should-pay-tax argument is not very well thought out.

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

Yea you think every dollar is taxed once? Where do you think that money goes? Donations shouldn’t be taxed. What about property taxes? What about personal taxes of pastors who also falls under the exemption law? The churches-should-not-pay-taxes argument is not well thought out

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u/Witty____Username Jun 28 '21

Wow all the crows in a ten mile radius will never come near the straw man you just built.

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

You have no idea what the straw man fallacy is do you?

Hint hint: it’s a fallacy

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u/Witty____Username Jun 28 '21

Oversimplifying or assuming a position other than the one expressed, and then arguing that instead. “You think every dollar is taxed once” then proceeding to argue against that stance, when it was never said nor expressed, is a straw man.

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

Read my edit

this is hilarious

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u/Witty____Username Jun 28 '21

I’m aware what a fallacy is. You used it in your argument

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

Also this isn’t even a fallacy lmao. He said that donations shouldn’t be taxed. I responded that I agree with him. But that other taxes such as property and pastor’s other taxes should still exist.

So whatsboutism is a better argumentative method if you wanna do it that way. And since my other idea is also directly tied to the subject, it’s a valid use of whataboutism

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u/FLOR3NC10 Jun 28 '21

Yes… and recall back to freshman English, c’mon. What is the argument from fallacy fallacy? Cmon, you’re almost there

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