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BYU Boner
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Date: December 05, 2016 11:16PM
About 10 years ago, Utah was considering a flat income tax with no deductions, whom do you suppose opposed it? That's right, the Morg. My guess is that church figured that borderline tithe-payers wouldn't pay without a tax deduction. These borderline folks would take one look at the financials and say, "such a wealthy church doesn't need my money."
http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/home2/52598654-183/tax-huntsman-utah-reform.html.cspFrom that article, "The political reality was that legislators didn't want to give up deductions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in particular, spoke out against the elimination of charitable deductions."
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2016 11:20PM by BYU Boner.