Not really. In this case it has always been written into the tax code that churches in teh U.S. are only tax exempt as long as they stay out of politics. That tax provision has never been enforced in tha past.

Also, a large part of taxes and fees imposed on workign people are due to all the tax cuts for the rich the repbulicans keep passing. It goes liek this, the federal government pased tax cuts, so they have less money, and so they cut funds that go to states and local governments. Now state and local governments have less money, so they raise fees and taxes locally to make up the difference. So, working peopel experience higher sales taxes, higher utility taxes, higher DMV fees and higher state college tuition, and yes they nickle and dime you to a point where working peopel end up paying for almost all of the tax cuts for th erich. The "trickle down" con is all about reassigning the tax burden form the rich to working people,and doing it in such a way that few actually realize what is going on.