SHOULD NATIVE AUSTRALIANS PAY U.S. TAXES?
It has been expressed frequently in the media that such tax-exempt organizations as churches, should be held to strict accountability as to their adherence to the codes granting such tax exemption. The majority of those in American society have been deceived into believing that the tax-paying public are essentially bearing the tax burden for churches because those religious organizations are exempt. This fallacious argument is not only fundamentally flawed, but is, in logical perspective, a non-argument–a vapor. It is much like complaining that Australian Aborigines are increasing the burden on American taxpayers because they aren’t paying their fair share of U.S. taxes. American tax law has no legal power over Australian Aborigines because, as far as U.S. law is concerned, they do not even exist and, thus, are invisible to this country’s tax laws. And, for the same reason, so are churches in America because according to the Constitution, they do not exist for the purpose of any taxat
