Congress is set to vote on bipartisan legislation that would allow the government to strip any nonprofit it deems a “terrorist-supporting organization” of tax-exempt status — potentially arming Donald Trump with a new tool against his opponents.
  • electricyarn@lemmy.world
    61·
    6 days ago

    What is up with that headline? Democrats may give??? Repubs got a trifecta and they have the supreme court. Democrats have little say in the matter.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      28·
      6 days ago

      You know that this term isn’t over yet? Congress can still pass laws- well, for the like one or two more weeks they work this year before taking off for Thanksgiving and like three weeks for Christmas, anyway.

        • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
          2·
          5 days ago

          That’s the point. Many Senators are taking their holiday leave early in defeat. Republicans could potentially begin legislating now if they have majority.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    32·
    6 days ago

    Under the bill, the Treasury secretary would issue notice to a group of intent to designate it as a “terrorist-supporting organization.” Once notified, an organization would have the right to appeal within ninety days, after which it would be stripped of its 501©(3) status, named for the statute that confers tax exemptions on recognized nonprofit groups.

    The law would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require the Treasury Department to provide evidence.

    “Your appeal is denied without comment.”

  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
    25·
    6 days ago

    Biden should go full dictator, eliminate elected leadership, purge the Supreme court and suppress uprisings. Trump is already planning to do this, and a civil war is already coming might as well peel the bandaid off now and do it on our terms.

    • karl_chungus@lemm.eeEnglish
      20·
      6 days ago

      All Biden needs to do is declare the 2024 election invalid on the grounds that trump as a convicted felon is not eligible to be President (because he fucking isn’t) and call it an official act.

      It’ll be just as legal as anything else Trump is planning to do starting January.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    Something tells me that NONE of the actual terrorist supporters - which are entirely on the right wing by the way - will get messed with in any way, whatsoever.

  • zephorah@lemm.ee
    2·
    6 days ago

    Nonprofits, believe it or not, include many hospitals. It’s a tax loophole for corporate. They get the money back as bonuses.

    I think he’ll leave corporate America be on this.

      • zephorah@lemm.ee
        1·
        5 days ago

        Then maybe get that surgery you’ve been putting off NOW. Before January.

        I’m listing each medical institution I’ve worked with and associated with in the back of my brain and the only locations that come to mind as not non-profit are university hospitals. Most hospitals work the non profit angle. I encourage you to Google your 3 closest hospital systems and see what you come up with regarding non profit status.

        The university hospital issue strikes me as something we should all be considering right now, the contribution of university hospitals in practical hands on research via the educational half of their institutions. Many an experimental or top line not available elsewhere medical treatment is found at a university hospital. The other piece of university hospitals is they are magnets for degreed talent, including doctors, mid-levels, and nurses.

        If anything, I see him leveraging on it, like using section 230 to make YouTube not moderate anything.

          • zephorah@lemm.ee
            1·
            4 days ago

            Depends. Knee replacement is one where you typically decide when, and it can be life changing. Gastric bypass. Shoulder replacement. Maybe that lumbar discectomy to potentially solve back pain. Movement altering lipoma removal.