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« on: December 04, 2014, 02:38:20 PM » |
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A bit off topic, but while we're squelching misconceptions it seems like a good time to say that the Amish do, in fact, have to pay school taxes and property taxes. It is a very widely held misconception hereabouts that they do not. Amish pay school and property taxes just like you and me, and since most live on 50- to 100-acre farms and generally do not send their children to attend the public schools, they pay more than their fair share. However, Amish are exempt from paying taxes for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid because they have waived the right to receive benefits. Also, those Amish business that employ non-Amish workers do pay Social Security taxes for those non-Amish employees, as required by federal law.
Just thought it might be a good time to clear that up.
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