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Old 03-01-2011, 11:38 AM
 
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uhm

unions ARE corporations
NON-PROFIT corporations. They get a tax exemption precisely because there is no "owner" who benefits from the proceeds (dues) and the feds regulate how that dues money has to be spent. Nice way of trying to compare apples to oranges--it's like trying to say a house cat and a tree are the same because they're both alive--it's about that general.
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Old 03-01-2011, 11:40 AM
 
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NON-PROFIT corporations. They get a tax exemption precisely because there is no "owner" who benefits from the proceeds (dues) and the feds regulate how that dues money has to be spent. Nice way of trying to compare apples to oranges--it's like trying to say a house cat and a tree are the same because they're both alive--it's about that general.
They absolutely make a profit. Where do you think all the contribution money comes from?
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