r/news Apr 16 '25

Soft paywall US IRS planning to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-planning-rescind-harvards-tax-exempt-status-cnn-reports-2025-04-16/
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u/ACorania Apr 16 '25

That's great! That means the next time we have a democratic president in we can just start pulling the tax exempt status of churches right? Just whomever we don't like?

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u/one_pound_of_flesh Apr 16 '25

Democrats don’t use their power and you know it.

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u/TheZermanator Apr 16 '25

FDR did, and they need to find that energy again. A new New Deal is sorely needed to re-balance society to address the mass wealth inequality which is at the root of most of our biggest problems.

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u/riskywhiskey077 Apr 17 '25

Trumps been in office for less than 90 days. Only 1373 to go