They all have a surplus 10 Euro's
Mr A (an atheist) puts it in his bank getting interest. (doesn't pay further tax on it)
Mr B ( a catholic) Puts it in a passing donation plate at his church. (Doesn't pay tax on it)
Mr c (a witness) puts it in a donation box at the back of the kingdom Hall. (The money gets taxed because france doesn't like witnesses)
how is this scenario in anyway fair and honest?
First of all, Mr. A does pay further tax on the 10 Euro's because interest (read profit) is taxable income.
My particular arguement is that both B & C organizations should pay taxes on their profits. Advocating a particular belief system is not a charitable act that should be subsidized by the government by giving preferential treatment. I think all religious organizations should be held to the same standard for sure. If you're going to place a tax on profits of Scientology, JW, LDS, then you should also do so for Catholic, Baptist, Hindu, Muslim, etc.
There is a huge difference between taxing a corporate entity and taxing a belief system. If a world wide tax were placed on the WTS, would that change your JW belief? Would it stop you from getting together and worshiping? Maybe it would need to be smaller groups in private homes but I fail to see how that would stop an individual's belief system.
People can have whatever spiritual goals they want and can talk to whoever would like to listen about whatever they want. But, why should they be given preferential treatment by being exempt from paying taxes.
I know, let's tax all religions except for the WTS since all of their clergy are living a lavish lifestyle!