Doug Marks

Very strongly agree

No, the power to tax is the power to destroy, and the state has no right to interfere with religious freedom

This closely matches libertarian rhetoric about taxation as coercive power and the need to protect religious liberty from state leverage; it echoes classical liberal concerns (often attributed to John Marshall’s ‘power to tax…’ maxim) that taxation can be used to control or suppress institutions. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

LP positions typically favor minimizing taxation and government entanglement with civil society institutions; maintaining tax exemption for religious bodies aligns with limiting state power and avoiding regulatory leverage over churches. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only tax their commercial assets and investments, not tithes or donations

Libertarians often distinguish between core religious activity and unrelated business activity; taxing clearly commercial ventures (e.g., for-profit enterprises) while leaving donations alone is a compromise consistent with neutrality, though many LP members would still prefer fewer taxes overall. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, faith groups provide essential social services that save the government billions

The LP may agree with the conclusion (no required taxes) but not the justification that exemptions are warranted because they ‘save government money’; libertarian arguments usually rest on rights/limits of state power rather than fiscal outsourcing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, religion has become a profitable industry and should pay taxes like any other business

While libertarians may criticize special privileges, this rationale frames religion as an industry to be targeted; the LP is more likely to oppose using tax policy to single out or punish disfavored sectors. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Libertarian Party generally opposes expanding taxation and favors strong separation of church and state; a blanket requirement that religious institutions pay taxes conflicts with its small-government, low-tax orientation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.