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<DIV><FONT size=4>Donovan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>My universe of discourse was limited to non-governmental,
non-profit organizations. I have bolded these words below and in the
original post below in <STRONG><FONT
color=#ff00ff>fuchsia</FONT></STRONG> so that you can see that. I am
sorry if I was not clear about this in the original post.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>My point is this: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Instead of forcing each taxpayer to financially
support <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>non-governmental</FONT></STRONG>, now tax exempt organizations
(non-profits) whose goals/activities they do not wish to support and thus
enable, I am proposing to revoke the tax exempt status of
these <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff size=5>non-governmental</FONT></STRONG>
organizations. Then each of us will be able to choose to give
money to the organizations that <FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>we
choose</STRONG></FONT> to support, money now being taken <FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>involuntarily </STRONG><STRONG>through
taxation</STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000000> from us and applied where we do not
wish it to be.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Suppose that $10 of my tax money now goes to the
Anti-Rhododendron League who activities I abhor, but am forced to enable and to
support by my forced tax contribution. If the tax-free status of the
Anti-Rhododendron League were revoked, I would save $10 in taxes which I
then could choose to contribute to the Friends of the Sewer Lagoon or
<STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>any other organization which I as an individual
choose to support</FONT></STRONG>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The cost to me in both cases is the same. The difference
is that in the second case, <FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>I</STRONG>
</FONT>exercised the <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>freedom to
choose</FONT></STRONG> where <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>my</FONT></STRONG>
money went and what non-governmental activities <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>I
chose</FONT></STRONG> to support. <STRONG>The principle being advocated is
that citizens should not be forced to finance <FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>non-governmental</FONT> </STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5><STRONG>organizations</STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG> whose
goals/philosophies/activities they wish not to support or enable.
</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>In the case of the war in Iraq, </FONT><FONT size=4>the
war on drugs, or any other governmental activity each adult citizen has at
least a little say about whether or how money is spent on these activities
through the ballot box and by communicating our opinions to our elected
representatives, etc. In the case of the <FONT size=6><FONT
face="Olde English">Wilson & Family's Cult & <FONT
color=#00bb88><STRONG>Cash Machine</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT>, I have no
influence what-so-ever on how <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>the money forcibly
taken from me and given to them is spent</FONT></STRONG>, even though I do not
support, in fact strenuously oppose, most of the
goals/philosophies/activities of that organization. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I am reasonably sure you can think of an organization about
which you feel the same way, unless you are one who does not care to
exercise personal choice/freedom over the disbursement/expenditure of the
money they earn to <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>non-governmental</FONT></STRONG> <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>organizations<FONT color=#000000 size=4> </FONT></FONT></STRONG>and do
not believe others should have that freedom either.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The above is a simple, straight-forward, particular
application of part of the libertarian, self-determination point of view
which appears to be an underlying element of our the
U.S. Constitution. I would expect that persons from almost the entire
gamut of political outlooks could support the principle invovled and the ensuing
legislation once the facts and impacts are known.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>If the above is still not clear, and you have carefully read
the above and the now bolded original post, please seriously indicate what is
not clear, and I will attempt to clarify it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
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<DIV>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art
Deco</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ttrail@house.state.id.us
href="mailto:ttrail@house.state.id.us">Tom Trail</A> ; <A
title=sringo@house.state.id.us href="mailto:sringo@house.state.id.us">Shirley
Ringo</A> ; <A title=Gary@hideandfur.com href="mailto:Gary@hideandfur.com">Gary
Schroeder</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:54 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] IBTA Decisions</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wayne,<BR><BR>So what is your point? That we not have any
non-profit organizations? That we get to pick and choose what we want to pay
taxes for on an individual bases?<BR><BR>I think the war in Iraq and the war on
drugs are bigger wastes of money than anything locally, and certainly more
costly. <BR><BR>_DJA<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I>Art Deco <<A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A>></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>Rose, Saundra, et al,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>The problems of unfair/unbalanced taxation that
you have exposed are but a tip of the iceberg.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>Here is the problem of granting tax-exemptions
(income, property, sales, etc) to so-called non-profit
organizations:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>Whenever one person, a group of persons, or an
organization is given preferential tax treatment, the rest of us must make up
the difference with our tax payments. Those non-profits specially
favored with no taxes use that money that they do not pay (and the rest
of make up for by paying) to further the goals of their organization. In
other words, those of us taxed are <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000
size=5>involuntarily</FONT></STRONG> paying for the pursuance of any
non-profit's goals. Further, those of forced to contribute to these
organizations have no way to influence the way such contributions are
used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>None of us probably favor the goals of all
organizations</FONT> <FONT face=Verdana size=4>granted this special
treatment. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>For example, I resent having to pay for
the Hertiage Foundation pursuance of their goals and I am sure that
there are members of the Heritage Foundation that resent being
forced to pay for the activities of the Brookings Institute. [Use your
imagination to think of all the <FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5><STRONG>non-governmental, non-profit organizations</STRONG></FONT>
whose activities <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>you are being forced to
subsidize and whose activities conflict with your ethical/political/social
outlook and whom you would not choose to support had you the personal
freedom/discretion not to</FONT></STRONG>, for example.]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>This is a clear violation of personal freedom
to choose what ideals/activities to support with our
own money. It is also inconsistent with free-enterprise philosophy
which directs that any <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>non-governmental</FONT></STRONG> organization depend on their success
in the marketplace to finance their own activities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>It would be foolish to expect any of our
legislators to support the abolishment of preferential tax treatment of
non-profits at this juncture. This is partially because we as citizens
and they as legislators are basically ignorant of the cost to each taxpayer of
these gifts and the financial and ethical impact on those not so
gifted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=4><STRONG>A start to curing this
ignorance and a start towards better tax laws with respect to non-profits
would be to pass a set of laws mandating that the various taxing entities be
required to determine and to publish the amount of taxes lost under the
various preferences granted to each non-profit and the general categories of
nonprofits as defined by the tax law. As part of these reports, the
financial impacts on classes of individuals should also be
calculated so that we can understand the financial impact on ourselves as
individual taxpayers. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff
size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><STRONG><FONT size=4>If, for example,
knowing the amount it cost for each individual to grant tax free status
to religious organizations (especially those whose teachings are in opposition
to our own personal beliefs) may influence the public's and eventually
the legislators' willingness to continue these free rides to <FONT
color=#ff00ff size=5>non-governmental</FONT> organizations and </FONT><FONT
color=#ff0000 size=5>to continue violating our personal freedom which
such <FONT size=6>forced</FONT> subsidies totally
abrogate.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>Abolishing tax-free rides for nonprofits would
not necessarily diminish the total amount of money collected now by
these organizations. But by making contributions/support/etc
voluntary and dependent upon the ideals and activities of each organization,
there would probably be some shift driven by the marketplace and
considerations of general worth in the distribution of that money.
Monies which individuals are not being forced to fork over could be
re-directed to the <STRONG><FONT color=#ff00ff
size=5>non-governmental</FONT></STRONG> organizations of the individual's<FONT
color=#ff0000 size=6><STRONG> own</STRONG></FONT> choice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>In the long run, abolishing tax-free status
would not only restore personal freedom of what to do with the discretionary
funds we choose to disburse, but will force those organizations we are now
being forced to support (without our having any way to influence their
activities) to operate much more openly, intelligently, legally, and
effectively.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=Verdana
size=4></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box
9421<BR>Moscow, ID 83843</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">-----
Original Message -----
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial"><B>From:</B>
<A title=DonaldH675@aol.com
href="mailto:DonaldH675@aol.com">DonaldH675@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 03, 2006 6:11 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] IBTA Decisions</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Georgia color=#000000 size=3>
<DIV>The IBTA has announced their decisions on property tax issues related to
Logos School, New St. Andrews, and the Nuart Theatre aka Community Christian
Ministries. The decisions will be posted (it is hoped) within
the next week (and I urge those interested to take the time to review them)
at: <A
href="http://www2.state.id.us/bta/Appeal%20Lists/appealslist2005.htm">http://www2.state.id.us/bta/Appeal%20Lists/appealslist2005.htm</A>.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The IBTA ruled in favor of all three entities. I am disappointed in
their findings but I am appreciative of the opportunity to express our
concerns and make our arguments in a public venue. I believe
that the IBTA "Conclusions of Law" (on the Logos and NSA issues) opens the
door to innumerable claims from home-schooling families and other alleged
educational institutions for tax exemption on their homes or other
properties. I need hardly remind you who will shoulder the tax burden
for that.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It is significant that Logos School, NSA, and CCM have
<STRONG><U>never</U></STRONG> provided independently audited financial records
to the Latah County Board of Equalization or to the Idaho Board of Tax Appeals
- nor have those bodies asked for or required such documentation. In the
case of NSA no financial documents have ever been provided - and they
fervently protest (successfully) any suggestion that they do so. Logos
School offered a two year old self-prepared Tax Form 990. Mr. Jim Wilson
(director of CCM) provided a self-reported "budget." (The
financial documentation Mr. Wilson offered included the generalized
heading "Donations." Although the Nuart housed Atlas School - a Christian,
for-profit boys school, Mr. Wilson testified that he had never charged
rent for that use - thus dodging any need for prorated the taxes on the
property. We subsequently learned that instead of rent, Atlas
School administrators provided a monthly "donation" which of course was not
identified in the lump sum accounting provided by Mr. Wilson)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I urge readers of V2020 who are receiving their property tax bills this
week to contact the Latah County Commissioners and ask them to require
that all entities who receive property tax exemption in this county provide,
for the public record, a complete financial disclosure which is prepared
and submitted by an independent, external, public accounting firm.
It is unconscionable to me that the privilege of tax exemption is
extended on the basis of self-assertion of non-profit status. And, if
your property tax seems a little higher, don't forget to thank the members and
associates of Wilson, Inc.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rose Huskey</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Georgia size=3 family="SERIF" ptsize="12">Rose
Huskey<BR><BR>"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight
you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi</FONT></DIV></FONT>
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