j.r. leonard

“Used against the left” doesn’t move me at all. But it absolutely would be used against Muslims, used against poor and minority churches, would be used against the most marginalized segments of our society and not for the benefit of the LGBT community

What would be the thing being “used” in this scenario?

not providing tax-exempt status.. (which should just be broadly eliminated imo)

Yeah, I think it should be broadly eliminated too

yeah government is giving tax exempt status to think tanks created by billionaires to lobby for tax cuts for billionaires.

This statement is demonstrably false. Any think tank that has tax-exempt status is registered as a 501(c)3, which means it’s explicitly prohibited from lobbying. 501(c)4 orgs can do lobbying, but those expenditures are not tax deductible. All of this info is publicly available

heritage foundation?

Heritage Foundation is a 501c3 that does not lobbying or direct political intervention. It does have a 501c4 arm that does direct political advocacy. Just like Center for American Progress has CAP Action, which is a 501c4. In both cases lobbying expenses are not tax deductible.