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rob: I said if you want to stop government financing of Chareidim, then Chareidim will have to be free of government taxation.
Then, the government will stop financing Chareidi Yeshivos, families, etc. And all Chareidim (people and businesses) will no longer pay any government taxes (income tax, sales tax, VAT, business, etc.) And then Chareidim will use their tax savings to finance their own mosdos and tzedokos.
Beautiful arrangement. (Thanks Gavra!) And in fact it works out better for Chareidim than the current system: No Army or national service, no taxation, and a loss of government financing.
Consider that some Chareidim already refuse government money (Brisk, Satmar, Toldos Aharon, etc.) and are still subject to taxation. (They don’t vote either, by the way.) So they certainly will be better off.
No taxation without representation.