Utah’s safety net for the poor is so intertwined with the LDS Church that individual bishops often decide who receives assistance. Some deny help unless a person goes to services or gets baptized.
Utah counts a percentage of the welfare provided by the LDS Church toward the state’s own welfare spending, letting the Legislature out of spending at least $75 million it otherwise would have had to spend under federal law.
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What the fuck