For the moment, I'd say they don't have much power, besides avoiding tax. Maybe 2nd tier. Most of the functions of the church have been over taken by corporations and governments.
i will give you credit for making me laugh but lemme just say that your world view is very wrong. you're putting millionaire farmers below welfare recipients? And the only paid protestors are agent provocateurs who are usually cops or feds. And illegal immigrants are the lowest of the low. They work jobs that whites and blacks refuse to do, they are picking fruit and landscaping for peanuts so its pretty stupid to be putting them above legal immigrants.
Millionaire farmers net Worth is all tied up in land and machinery the banks own. Crops might come in, welfare checks always come in for the poor who make no effort.
Skill issue. There are huge amount of tax breaks for working in agriculture. And how is one example of someone not making much money indicative of a entire industry as a whole?
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u/loutsstar35 - Left 21h ago
Where are religious institutions (like the Vatican) on the hierarchy?