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Sorry, are you equating a private citizen having their phone out of their sight for 10 minutes with over a year of delays in permitting an organization to accep
by mcherm 9y ago
Sorry, are you equating a private citizen having their phone out of their sight for 10 minutes with over a year of delays in permitting an organization to accept tax-exempt donations from thousands of citizens?
Frankly, BOTH are unreasonable and the government should not be engaging in EITHER ONE. I think there is little to be gained by debating which is "worse" -- could we instead agree to cease doing both?
- pm90 9y agoNo. There are degrees of "worseness": we have a priority queue of issues that must be addressed given spare time and resources. In that context: and individual's right to privacy and to be left alone is much much more important than any organization getting tax exempt status.
- gamblor956 9y agoAn organization is allowed to collect donations when it files for tax-exempt status. It's donors are simply not allowed to take deductions for those donations until the exemption is approved. Once approved, the exemption is retroactive to the date of the application. SO, no, the two situations are nothing similar in nature or scope.
- snowwrestler 9y ago"Tax-exempt" status is completely invented by the government, and carries no natural or Constitutional rights. Being secure in your personal effects is a natural right and protected by the 4th Amendment.