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This ignores the cost of living as a mormon for 85 years

rayiner 9mo ago
According to Pew, Mormons are happier too: https://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2025/06/are-latter-day-saints-happier-the-pew-religious-landscape-survey-relationship-with-the-church-and-flourishing/ https://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2025/06/are-latter-day.... Utah is also ranked #1 in upward mobility in the country: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-50-states/ https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-5.... So healthier, happier, and with more economic opportunities. All from a group of religious minorities who live in a desert with no natural resources. Quite remarkable.
- 5upplied_demand 9mo ago
  > who live in a desert with no natural resources. Quite remarkable. Almost as remarkable as your ability to completely invent something, and then present as a fact. It is similar to how you claimed Trump has a concrete policy of abandoning unfounded foreign policy engagements 2 weeks before he invaded Venezuela on charges the DOJ now admits were fake [0]. The state itself debunks your claim, from geology.utah.gov: "Utah has abundant and diverse energy resources including conventional fossil fuels, unconventional oil shale and oil sand resources, and areas suitable for renewable resource development" [1]. Site selection magazine also disagrees [2]. Utah Business disagrees, too, specifically: "Utah is blessed with abundant natural resources, many of which have played a critical role in shaping our economy" [3]. Another one: "In 2019, Utah remained one of the top 10 U.S. states for metals and industrial minerals production, with continued active exploration" [4]. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-c... [1] https://geology.utah.gov/energy-minerals/ https://geology.utah.gov/energy-minerals/ [2] https://siteselection.com/got-minerals/ https://siteselection.com/got-minerals/ [3] https://www.utahbusiness.com/thought-leadership/2023/07/17/utahs-natural-resources-our-competitive-advantage-economic-growth-job-creation/ https://www.utahbusiness.com/thought-leadership/2023/07/17/u... [4] https://naturalresources.utah.gov/dnr-newsfeed/utah-one-of-the-top-10-states-for-mining-production-value-up-in-2019/ https://naturalresources.utah.gov/dnr-newsfeed/utah-one-of-t...

According to Pew, Mormons are happier too: https://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2025/06/are-latter-day-saints-happier-the-pew-religious-landscape-survey-relationship-with-the-church-and-flourishing/ https://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2025/06/are-latter-day.... Utah is also ranked #1 in upward mobility in the country: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-50-states/ https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/social-mobility-in-the-5.... So healthier, happier, and with more economic opportunities. All from a group of religious minorities who live in a desert with no natural resources. Quite remarkable.

5upplied_demand 9mo ago
> who live in a desert with no natural resources. Quite remarkable. Almost as remarkable as your ability to completely invent something, and then present as a fact. It is similar to how you claimed Trump has a concrete policy of abandoning unfounded foreign policy engagements 2 weeks before he invaded Venezuela on charges the DOJ now admits were fake [0]. The state itself debunks your claim, from geology.utah.gov: "Utah has abundant and diverse energy resources including conventional fossil fuels, unconventional oil shale and oil sand resources, and areas suitable for renewable resource development" [1]. Site selection magazine also disagrees [2]. Utah Business disagrees, too, specifically: "Utah is blessed with abundant natural resources, many of which have played a critical role in shaping our economy" [3]. Another one: "In 2019, Utah remained one of the top 10 U.S. states for metals and industrial minerals production, with continued active exploration" [4]. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-c... [1] https://geology.utah.gov/energy-minerals/ https://geology.utah.gov/energy-minerals/ [2] https://siteselection.com/got-minerals/ https://siteselection.com/got-minerals/ [3] https://www.utahbusiness.com/thought-leadership/2023/07/17/utahs-natural-resources-our-competitive-advantage-economic-growth-job-creation/ https://www.utahbusiness.com/thought-leadership/2023/07/17/u... [4] https://naturalresources.utah.gov/dnr-newsfeed/utah-one-of-the-top-10-states-for-mining-production-value-up-in-2019/ https://naturalresources.utah.gov/dnr-newsfeed/utah-one-of-t...