So the BSA makes no money on the LICENSE that the companies selling items with their logo/approval??? Then how do they pay the $1.6 Million salary of their top exec???
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/strong-477017-span-style.html On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > The Boy Scouts of America don't make a profit on anything, it's private > corporations and manufacturers that sell those goods. > > I'm all for other States (which they cannot do) to start heavily > taxing goods from California. Like California first did with Tobacco > against North Carolina, (which was also unconstitutional, but no one > cared). > > > > > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why should the Boy Scouts be considered a non-profit in the first >> place!!! Don't the sell all that gear you need to buy to be part ofd the >> group??? >> >> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ** >>> DCG posted: " California Senate votes to revoke Boy Scouts' >>> nonprofit status Sac Bee: Even as the Boy Scouts of America moves to allow >>> gay youths to join its troops, the California Senate on Wednesday passed a >>> bill that would revoke the organization's nonprofit s" Respond to >>> this post by replying above this line >>> New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* >>> <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> California >>> intent on punishing Boy >>> Scouts<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/california-intent-on-punishing-boy-scouts/> >>> by >>> DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> >>> >>> [image: gay]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/gay1.jpg> >>> * California Senate votes to revoke Boy Scouts' nonprofit status* >>> >>> Sac >>> Bee<http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/30/5457390/california-senate-votes-to-revoke.html>: >>> Even as the Boy Scouts of America moves to allow gay youths to join its >>> troops, the California Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would *revoke >>> the organization's nonprofit status because it does not permit the >>> participation of openly gay adults*. >>> >>> *"They are out of line with the values of California and should be >>> ineligible for a tax benefit paid for by all Californians,"* Sen. >>> Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, said as he introduced his bill. "SB 323 >>> brings our laws into line with our values." >>> >>> The measure calls for revoking the tax-exempt status of *youth groups >>> that discriminate against participants on the basis of sexual orientation >>> or gender identification*. >>> >>> While the text of the bill does not specifically mention the Boy Scouts, >>> analyses of the legislation and discussion among senators Wednesday made >>> clear that it targets the organization. >>> >>> "*We've given the Boy Scouts ample time to solve their discrimination >>> problem.* And they've chosen a path that still leads to >>> discrimination," Lara said of the organization's recent vote to allow >>> participation by gay youths. >>> >>> "While it is a step in the right direction, continuing a ban on >>> (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) adults* is based on absurd >>> assumptions and stereotypes that perpetuate hate and homophobia*. What >>> does this mean, that up until 17 you're fine to be in the Boy Scouts but on >>> midnight of your 18th birthday you turn into a pedophile or a predator? >>> What kind of warped message does this send?" >>> >>> The bill passed the state Senate 27-9, receiving the bare minimum of >>> votes required. It needed two-thirds support because it changes >>> California's tax code. Three senators did not vote: Democrat Rod Wright and >>> Republicans Anthony Cannella and Bill Emmerson. The bill now advances to >>> the Assembly. >>> >>> Lara promotes himself as the first openly gay person of color to be >>> elected to the California Senate. Last week, he was one of 10 gay >>> government officials from across the country to receive an award from the >>> White House for being "Champions of Change." >>> >>> These Commies in charge will never be satisfied. They are punishing an >>> organization simply because the Boy Scouts don't fully endorse their >>> lifestyle. 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