> I pay; so should they. I feel like that's oversimplifying the distinction between a non-profit and us? If we donate all of our income to charity, we don't p

> I pay; so should they. I feel like that's oversimplifying the distinction between a non-profit and us? If we donate all of our income to charity, we don't pay taxes. That's because taxes are used to incentivize and disincentivize specific behaviors. We, as a society, want cheaper healthcare for people -- especially those who can't afford it. That means incentivizing hospitals (via tax) to help those people. I'm up for a removing non-profit status from hospitals if we otherwise pay for people's healthcare, but nobody really seems to be making progress there. (I'm not addressing your comments on campaign finance because I agree with you that it's broken and I think it's off-topic for this thread.)