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Why can't I oppose things at the taxpayers expense then? Burn any church that isn't paying taxes to the ground
You're perfectly free to oppose government spending. I never said otherwise. I fail to see how that relates to arson against people you don't like
If what it really came down to for people is "taxpayer spending," then forcing churches to pay taxes should be a front and center issue for conservatives.
But it's not. Gee I wonder why.
Why would I want the government to tax even more? I want less spending and less taxes. Why would increasing taxation be front and center in that?
Because if churches paid their fair share for all the freebies they get, the average person can pay less in taxes because they stop paying the churches share? How do you do not get this?
It's just showing that people like you have the dumbest arguments time and time again
They're against "socialism" as they drive on publicly funded roads. Against "welfare" as they use WIC on food. Against where "my tax dollars go" when they are too poor to pay taxes. Hyper-pro second amendment people who get irritated when people enjoy the 1st amendment in ways they don't like.
Societies don't work when everything we hate is shut down. And for the loons on the right, that involves shutting down just about everything.
I'm not sure where and when it became a desired trait to be selfish and lack empathy with people like you, but it's pathetic