Do Unions Need To Pay Their Share Of Taxes

Non profit, my foot! I think I knew that but had forgotten. We need to make that a point of contention because I doubt many others realize it. I have heard rumors that churches will soon be taxed, so why not unions first? Obama is all about taxing the rich (so he says) and unions are rich.

They are indeed non-profit organizations. They have filed all the paperwork to satisfy the IRS. If you are unhappy with that, you are welcome to petition Congress to change the law and make non-profit organizations pay taxes. Of course, that means churches will then have to pay taxes. And the Red Cross. Good luck getting that passed.

But Fatcat--of course they are a non profit! Just like the RED CROSS--they give all their "profits" to their administration, and to politicians. All unions are "non-profit". The 501c and other non-profit status categories in our laws are beyond ridiculous. This is one area of our tax code that has needed reform for a long long time, but like many others, it won't happen--because our politicians, and our government, would lose a lot of money if it did. Who would fund those billion dollar campaigns? But then again--why does someone spend millions to get a job in the first place?

We need to redefine non-profit. The unions use the dues they collect to wield political influence that increases their dues. Do they break even at the end of the year? I have never looked at their books but I doubt it. When their top guys are making millions every year and live in the best neighborhoods while many of their workers scrounge a living in rentals, I would argue about the non-profit status. If Obama wants everyone to be equal by redistributing wealth, the union bosses should be a prime target. They are among the millionaires he despises so much, as he is himself.

But a company finding a loophole is the worst thing to ever happen. A greedy businessperson not wanting to pay their "fair share" is an insult to the country. But organizations able to extort taxpayer money by supporting politicians don't even have to give up taxes. For all the massive amounts of profit they make--pure profit with some of them, since they return no product--they're "nonprofits." Politics is become way too political for me. I think I'm tired of griping for a while.

I think that unions deal as any other kind of business would. i am sure that their share of taxation is met on as equal of trms as anyone else.

Trade unions are a school of communism. -Vladimir Lenin http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/7/labor-unions-and-communism/ And Obama has given the Unions unprecidented power... http://www.redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/05/02/obamas-nlrb-strikes-again-employees-vote-to-decertify-voided-over-employer-handbook/