You can’t do that. Discrimination by the government using tax code or regulation or anything else as punishment or coercion for protected speech or political activity is explicitly not allowed in first amendment jurisprudence for good reason.
Chris Hayes discusses the implications of government actions against Major League Baseball for its political stance on voting laws, highlighting First Amendment protections.
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