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The following is my reveiw of the Utah government.

The US, including the state of Utah has been facing a financial recession. There are many ways states have been adjusting the way they do business to increase revenue and jobs.. They are also trying to help the working taxpayer and improve infrastructure. Utah would be an exception. The state has done things that are completely opposite of increasing revenue and jobs. For the purpose of this assignment I am only going to discuss a few of the ways Utah is failing its working and taxpaying citizens.
The state of Utah is known as the Mormon state. In many ways this is not a bad thing. It becomes bad when the government does not seperate church and state. Many liquor stores have been closed down in recent months, with more expected to come in the near future. In every other state this would not be a big deal. Every other state has privately owned liquor stores, affecting only the owner and patrons of those stores. Utah has state owned liquor stores. Every single liquor store in the state of Utah is profitable. They have been profitable for a long time, with revenues increasing yearly. They funded the school lunch programs. They also provide hundreds of jobs to members of our communities. This is not a logical move by the government during good times, much less a recession. We are taking away income and jobs that the taxpayer will have to make up for.
Utah could help make up some of this revenue by loosening some of the other liquor laws. If taverns and clubs were able to stay open just one hour longer it would provide up to 20 percent more sales. This is tax coming into the state's pocket. This is also extra income for owners and employees of those taverns and clubs. Another way to increase liquor sales is to allow the bar owners to provide transportation home to its patrons. This would allow a patron to partake a little more without having to worry about a DUI. Once again more tax for the state and extra income for owners and employees of liquor selling establishments. This would also create more jobs. Somebody would have to drive. It would also help to curb drunk driving. The state does not allow bar owners to do this. This is once again not a great idea in good times, much less bad.
I am all for worshipping whatever you want. I beleive that is part of being an American. Another part of being American is seperation of church and state. If our elected officials in the state of Utah sperated their religion from their duties a little more, we would all be a little better off. I am not asking Utah to start pretending we are Vegas. I am just asking for the loosening of the liquor laws to the point we are more aligned with the rest of the country.