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Comparing Democratic/Republican parties to a theocratic church is laughable. They could only dream of being as organized and as wealthy. Imagine being required to give 10 to 20 percent of your income to a political party.
>Imagine being required to give 10 to 20 percent of your income to a political party. I don't need to imagine it. I pay my f-ing taxes. Between income, sales, property, fuel, sin taxes and government fees the state tax burden is probably close to 20%. Just like the Mormon church then go on to spend that money, a lot of it on good stuff that is helpful to everyone, but a ton of it is also spent on cronyism, make-work…
You've clearly never lived in Utah. A cult is not the same thing as the American Government.