Harvard tax exempt status revoked?

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Anonymous wrote:Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P up big good data. Priceless watching CNN reporting good economic news. Looks like liberals are going to have wait another month.

Please, this is all up because Trump is continuously backpedaling.

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This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

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The report indicated that there was both anti-Muslim and antisemitic feelings. How is that "false equivalency"? You wanted us to read the report, which I did, and now it's "oh that's false equivalency". LOL.

Just earlier you said "Appears that there was more anti-Muslim activities going on than antisemitism". Didn’t take too long for you to change that to "there was both anti-Muslim and antisemitic feelings". Your derangement can be seen as clearly as those keying Teslas.

I was trying to not hurt your feelings, but yes, per the report, more Muslims felt discriminated against than Jews. Shrug.. you wanted us to read the report, and that's what it stated. So, where's Trump regarding the anti-Muslim sentiments. Oh that's right.. he's not in the pockets of rich Muslims, unlike the wealthy Jews, and he's always hated Muslims, anyways.

Nearly half of Muslim students and staff surveyed reported feeling physically unsafe on campus, while 92 percent said they believed they would face professional or academic penalties for expressing political views.


In an online survey, 26 percent of Jewish students reported feeling physically unsafe, while 39 percent said they did not feel at home at the university, the task force said.

Nearly 60 percent of Jewish students reported experiencing “discrimination, stereotyping, or negative bias” due to their opinions, with only 25 percent believing there was no “academic or professional penalty” for expressing their views, the task force said.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

MAGA are idiots, and think that they are going to be in power forever.

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Anonymous wrote:MAGA are idiots, and think that they are going to be in power forever.

That is their plan, and not just because they think they can win free and fair elections.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

Yes, but like everything else, the Trump Administration will selectively enforce this "law" in a politically discriminatory manner. There is no way the Trump IRS seeks to revoke the tax exempt status of Christian or conservative organizations or schools, no matter how much they engage in unlawful activities. If Harvard ultimately loses this case, there will be a free for all for the IRS to punish and economically cripple all colleges and institutions favored by liberals, while leaving things like Hillsdale College and the Heritage Foundation untouched.

This is a test balloon. We had better hope the courts stand their ground.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

Yes, but like everything else, the Trump Administration will selectively enforce this "law" in a politically discriminatory manner. There is no way the Trump IRS seeks to revoke the tax exempt status of Christian or conservative organizations or schools, no matter how much they engage in unlawful activities. If Harvard ultimately loses this case, there will be a free for all for the IRS to punish and economically cripple all colleges and institutions favored by liberals, while leaving things like Hillsdale College and the Heritage Foundation untouched.

This is a test balloon. We had better hope the courts stand their ground.

"Harvard and the View From Hillsdale” published in the Wall Street Journal on April 18, 2025, discusses how Hillsdale College doesn’t take federal money. You really need to read up some more before making sweeping assertions.

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Anonymous wrote:"Harvard and the View From Hillsdale” published in the Wall Street Journal on April 18, 2025, discusses how Hillsdale College doesn’t take federal money. You really need to read up some more before making sweeping assertions.

Fair enough. Replace Hillsdale College with Liberty University, or the Federalist Society, or whatever. The point still stands, despite your pedantics. Obviously.

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Also, and more importantly, Hillsdale College is still tax exempt. Which is the point of this particular thread. Which is about this particular aspect of Trump's unconstitutional war on Harvard and the Enlightenment.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, and more importantly, Hillsdale College is still tax exempt. Which is the point of this particular thread. Which is about this particular aspect of Trump's unconstitutional war on Harvard and the Enlightenment.

Funny to see someone talk about "sweeping assertions" while conflating tax exemption with taking federal money.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

There really isn't a case against any of the schools. But if the other side decides to take a run at mega churches they have a target rich environment.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

Yes, but like everything else, the Trump Administration will selectively enforce this "law" in a politically discriminatory manner. There is no way the Trump IRS seeks to revoke the tax exempt status of Christian or conservative organizations or schools, no matter how much they engage in unlawful activities. If Harvard ultimately loses this case, there will be a free for all for the IRS to punish and economically cripple all colleges and institutions favored by liberals, while leaving things like Hillsdale College and the Heritage Foundation untouched.

This is a test balloon. We had better hope the courts stand their ground.

More likely than not he is 18 months away from 24 months of congress peering up his ass with a flashlight while he rages on social media.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

There really isn't a case against any of the schools. But if the other side decides to take a run at mega churches they have a target rich environment.

How about so many of these churches flouting separation of church and state and using their pulpit as a political campaign?

FWIW, I've been a long time church goer.

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Anonymous wrote:"Harvard and the View From Hillsdale” published in the Wall Street Journal on April 18, 2025, discusses how Hillsdale College doesn’t take federal money. You really need to read up some more before making sweeping assertions.

Fair enough. Replace Hillsdale College with Liberty University, or the Federalist Society, or whatever. The point still stands, despite your pedantics. Obviously.

Apples and Oranges my dim little tool. Hillsdale is a LAC and doesn't need research contracts. Just like the NESCAC except for Tufts can just happily cruise along. Federal money is about 2-3% of the budget at top SLACs, they don't need it and while they would miss it it has no bearing on their operations. The OP ed by the Hillsdale president fails in the fact of objective comparison.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a slippery slope. I don't think the GOP wants people challenging the exemptions for all the religious charities and schools out there. Start with Harvard sure but thousands of others will come into the light next.

There really isn't a case against any of the schools. But if the other side decides to take a run at mega churches they have a target rich environment.

How about so many of these churches flouting separation of church and state and using their pulpit as a political campaign?

FWIW, I've been a long time church goer.

PP: That is exactly what I meant. There is a very exposed group and it isn't colleges. A left leaning IRS commissioner with an agenda could do some real damage to that group. Especially if they have two terms to make the case. Smarter people than 'Carrot Top' will make sure that nothing happens.