In the Event that You Had Any Doubts about Who Runs the State of Utah

LDS Church kills flat tax proposal. I'm actually glad that the church weighed in on the side that they did. But, as the article makes clear, when the church caught wind of a proposal that might eliminate charitable deductions at the State level, the church moved quickly to make its position known to legislators. All of which has the effect of killing a proposal. Although I'm glad that this proposal is dead, I'm left feeling a bit queasy about how it was done. The church had one of their god's army lawyers from Kirton & McConkie announce its opposition. Amazing. The people, who are represented by their elected officials, shouldn't have the whims of an omnipotent organization decide its fate. How it should be decided is through open and honest debate.