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caitlynmeow · 9 days
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since some of y'all are simping over wife's height here's a comparison between her and Cassandra because why not, right?
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radiosummons · 1 year
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Real talk: Does the Jedi Order have a tax exempt status?
I know it's somewhat of a meme to make jokes about how the Jedi don't know how to pay taxes, or rather questioning whether they get paid or make any income at all. And, yes, this question is kinda dumb in the sense that whether the Jedi Order has tax exempt status or not, it doesn't effect the over all story or any actual SW lore in any way that actually matters.
I also know that tax exempt status works differently in other countries besides the US (yes, hello, I am American. I hate it here, too). But for the sake of taking this very dumb question at face value, would the Jedi Order:
1) Count as a religious institution in the eyes of Republic law?
2) If so, would their status as a religious institution have any impact on whether they attained tax exempt status from the Republic?
3) What standards and regulations would the Republic IRS have in place regarding tax exemption?
4) Do the Jedi even have an accounting department?
I would peronally argue that, yes, the Jedi Order is in fact a religious institution. On the account of the obvious connection to the Force and heavily coded (if not just downright) religious practices that the Jedi follow.
However, even if the Republic were to grant the Jedi Order the status of a lawfully recognized religious institution, I'm not sure if this would actually lead to them a guaranteed tax exempt status.
According to United States IRS standards and regulations, the Jedi Order could and would also be seen as a religious institution. However, one of the biggest stipulations for retaining tax exempt status is that the religious institution does not attempt to or make any influence on legislative or attempt to influence political campaigns.
(Palpatine voice: Ironic).
Now, if the Republic had similar stipulations, I would argue that, no, the Jedi do not get tax exemption. Mostly because one of the longest known duties associated with the Jedi Order is their role in assisting with galactic diplomacy. It would be literally impossible for them to not get involved in some capacity, especially when their aid is often directly requested (whether by a Republic aligned planet or not).
That being said, this is all going by the standards of the IRS. And at the risk of sounding too jaded, there are hundreds if not outright thousands of religious institutions in the US that should have lost their tax exempt status decades ago. And yet ....
Obviously, this all ultimately depends on what standards the Republic would theoretically have in place for situations like this. And while I would never actually want George Lucas--or any other writer for that matter--to attempt to give us a canon answer, I can't help but wonder.
Even if the Jedi Order was completely self-reliant--which I personally don't think is possible due to them, well, living on Coruscant for thousands of years-just as an example. It just doesn't make sense to me that the Jedi would limit themselves to only what they make in house when they could have easy access to other local businesses, ya know?--whose to say that they wouldn't still be required to pay for taxes like regular citizens?
The Jedi Temple, again, has literally been there for thousands of years. I don't think it's entirely out of the realm of possibility that the Republic wouldn't have sent their own SW IRS agent at least once to audit the Jedi Order.
I honestly wouldn't even be surprised if that Jedi Order would be given a slight form of tax exemption, but only if certain conditions were met. Like, I don't know, what if an official member of the local Coruscantii/Republic government were to make a direct request for the aid of the Jedi. Maybe they'd get a tax write off for all the transportation and housing (or vehicular damage) they'd acrue while on this government sponsored mission?
Or what about this? Business institutions in the US get tax write offs for charitable donations (which the fuckers exploit to hell and back, fuck me). I have to wonder if there was a point in time (maybe the early years of the ye Old Republic) where someone had to bring up the fact that a lot of what the Jedi do could count fall under charitable tax deductions. So if they wanted to continue taxing the Jedi Order, they'd probably have to change up the definition or something.
Idk, man, I'm sort of spit balling random thoughts at this point.
I'd also like to say that I believe the Jedi do, in fact, have an accounting department. Just to keep thing running smoothly in regards to the Temple budget and so on. It would be kinda hard to keep a place that big with that many occupants still around and for that long without having someone keeping a close eye on the Order's spending.
Mostly, though, I just find the idea of the Jedi being audited absolutely hilarious.
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eggs-can-draw · 9 months
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“What was the question again?”
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This show was wonderful. My heart is bursting with joy.
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ex0rin · 11 months
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Frank Grillo | Fightworld Birmania: Crossroads
aka: someone gave him a baby and his sunshine smile helps my depression
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lizardlink · 11 months
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(Link was a little upset yesterday morning when he realized he was going to the vet.)
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wackulart · 1 year
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Cringe culture is dead and I adore the fankids,they’re absolutely wonderful! Could you tell us more about them if you don’t mind?
-♪ Anon
Thank you!! Yeah of course!!
The oldest is Caleb Wittebane Jr.
He's 17 years old
Constantly at odds with Belos
Sometimes argues with his youngest sister, Abaddon
Supports wild magic
Very close with Hunter
The second oldest is Belle Wittebane
She's 14 years old
Bit of a people pleaser
Agrees with Caleb but doesn't want to upset her parents either
Prefers construction magic
Goes to Glandus High
The third oldest is Abaddon Wittebane
She's 12 years old
Extremely loyal to Belos
Trains with Hunter and wants to become a scout
Upset with her older brother for being against Belos
Home schooled after getting into to many fights with other students
Very similar to Belos when he was younger
Then finally the twins, Anthony-Jaycob Wittebane
He's 2 years old
Very good at convincing people
Smart for a two year old
Takes after Belos
Adores Hunter
and Philip Wittebane Jr.
He's 2 years old
Danger baby
Gets into a lot of trouble
Teams up with AJ to scare the shit out of Kikimora
Adores Hunter too
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tencolorpen · 2 years
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bad, evil, and malicious wordgirl (girl of words) !! probably one of my. favorite villains !
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illiana-mystery · 2 years
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You've met Jose Morazan and Mr. Dragotti, but get ready, because you're about to meet yet another obscure character from Alfred. And just like Jose, it's from his 90s BBC era! 😏
Get ready to meet him sometime next week!!! (I hope that's when the DVD is delivered). Get hyped!!! 😆😉
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heavenlyhischier · 4 days
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so is it just my blind ass that can’t see or has nico not been wearing his chain recently
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Book ask game!
🧾What is the most memorable book ending you’ve ever read? Did it leave you satisfied or wanting more? 📔Do you have any bookish rituals or habits that you follow before, during, or after reading a book?
both or one, go wild go crazy
🧾- I don't think it was my favorite, I think there are others, but I will always remember Gideon the Ninth's ending. Muir had an excellent eye for what we wanted, and how to use it to hurt us. I wanted more, but I think I also disagree a little with Muir on her endings. Still a hell of a writer, though, I respect her immensely. To cast the net a little broader, the endings to Dungeon Meshi and Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer are solid gold, and I love them both desperately. Both are excellently paced conclusions to the stories they set out to tell, and narratively incredibly satisfying. But that's manga, not books.
📔 - The most ritual I have is, after I finish any book, I sit down and do nothing for a bit. I let the book sit with me. What did I like, what did I disagree with, what was compelling about it, what was it doing. I let my writer's brain spin and see what it turns up. Even if I didn't like a book, or disliked parts of a book, I always try to turn up something it did well, and so far, I have never failed to do so. Basically, I want a why for anything I thought or felt during the reading of the book.
Thanks for the asks, Sumi! Go well.
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quatari · 2 years
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[repost] DTIYS for @salmonblub on twitter~
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aastarions · 2 years
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i think i’m gonna do an alias change and test the waters so
nat -> celeste
ill be updating my other blog lordofgeos with this alias change too
if you still want to call me nat i really don’t mind but i’ll be putting celeste in my pinned going forth and updating my tags
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teael · 2 years
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transcript 
geoffery: hey malcolm said you needed to talk to me?
nancy: yes close the door behind you i dont want him to hear
nancy: there’s some money missing from our account. do you know anything about that honey?
geoffery: yeah it was me...
nancy: you’re so impossible geoffery. it’s a “family” account, that bout hasn’t been apart of it for years now. you cant just be giving our hardworking money away to just anybody
geoffery: jonathan isnt just anybody hes still our son and our job as parents are to provide for him. 
nancy: if he’s anybody's song he’s yours, as far im concered we only have one
 nancy: just- if you’re gonna give that bum money do it with you’re own. i have a big business opprtunity coming up and i need to save every penny right now to pay all the people working behind it. i cant mess this one up
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glitchxcat08 · 11 months
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Fanart for my mutuals! :D
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[ Hope you like it :3 ]
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lyriakisser · 1 year
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i sometimes ignore that Fling Posse are trapped in my keyboard
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