“The almost 100% Mormon towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, AZ, are indeed welfare-laden.”
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Wow, graspoing at straws. Here’s a little factoid for you:
Hildale Utah is a very rural area (think Utah National Parks). In 2010, Hildale’s population was 2,726. Not really a good example to use. ;-)
“The almost 100% Mormon towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, AZ, are indeed welfare-laden.”
True, but do consider that the rural west has been a Federal fiefdom due to the Feddies owning most of the land.
Regulations finished off the remained of what might have been productive segments of society.
Polygamy is both a serious sin and destructive to all societies that practiced it. Smith’s interest in MadMo is part of the reason for LDS polygamy. Let’s agree to drop the issues of early LDS leader personal proclivities, as they are not important to the issues in this election.