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Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by nullindividual »

iscrewyou wrote: post #9
ysofunny wrote: post #2

so should religions that make profits pay taxes, something tells me neither will happen

There are religious organizations that own hospitals. I was flabbergasted when I found out about this recently. My first thought was how they’ve got a perfect system to avoid all taxes. Edit: it seems like the typical derailment is happening when it comes to religion. The topic is about taxes. I mentioned taxes. Not if religious organizations should own hospitals.

What's worse is they enforce their religious worldview at these hospitals, denying legal medical treatments based off of the largest human hoax and political control mechanism ever invented by man.

Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by throwaway918274 »

1. I go into hospital and come out with 90k bill - I have insurance and I pay my copay of $130.

2. Insurance says "nah, we'll give you 18k"

3. Hospital goes "ok".

4. Hospital writes off as a 72k loss, which essentialy is a "tax deduction".

This is good for me, but such a perverse incentive for the hospital.

Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by stefan_ »

throwaway918274 wrote: post #12

1. I go into hospital and come out with 90k bill - I have insurance and I pay my copay of $130. 2. Insurance says "nah, we'll give you 18k" 3. Hospital goes "ok". 4. Hospital writes off as a 72k loss, which essentialy is a "tax deduction". This is good for me, but such a perverse incentive for the hospital.

I don't think that's GAAP compatible, that seems far too easy.

Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by rjzzleep »

nullindividual wrote: post #11
iscrewyou wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are religious organizations that own hospitals. I was flabbergasted when I found out about this recently. My first thought was how they’ve got a perfect system to avoid all taxes. Edit: it seems like the typical derailment is happening when it comes to religion. The topic is about taxes. I mentioned taxes. Not if religious organizations should own hospitals.

What's worse is they enforce their religious worldview at these hospitals, denying legal medical treatments based off of the largest human hoax and political control mechanism ever invented by man.

In Germany some of the best hospitals are Christian (catholic I believe, but may be wrong). The US is a really weird place.

Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by gumby »

The hike idea of a “nonprofit” is dumb and ripe with abuse.

Nonprofits still have to pay payroll, the phone bill etc. Why have someone deciding that they don’t have to pay taxes? They can certainly just show a loss for year after year.

Re: Hospitals that make profits should pay taxes

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Post by ysofunny »

technothrasher wrote: post #7
ysofunny wrote: post #2

so should religions that make profits pay taxes, something tells me neither will happen

> so should religions [...] pay taxes Oh, heck, let's not get into that argument here...

my final answer is that any group organization should pay taxes AND no individual should have to pay taxes

also, let's at least admit the resaon this is a heated argument is because religions are actually the 'legacy' and retired version of the government

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