In arriving at these conclusions, the Utah Says Utah Foundation report Foundation examined the state and local taxes paid and the state and taxes pay half of benefits State and local taxes paid by a typical family in Utah cover only about half the cost of state and local government services furnished to the family, according to the Utah Foundation. Normally the other half of the cost is covered by taxes paid by the employer of working members of the family, the Foundation notes in local employees into Utah would impose a severe a research brief released this week. If the employer does not pay taxes as, for example, the federal government does not then half the cost of benefits received by employees and their families must be made up by the rest of the community, both individual taxpayers and business and industry. A large influx of financial strain on state and local government units, the foundation points out. However, if a large number of new people were brought into the state by the establish- ment of a new industry or expansion of an existing Utah industry, the situation would be different, due to the taxes paid by employers. federal government government-provide- d benefits received by a typical family of four living in Salt Lake City in 1980. The family was typical assumed to have an an-- . nual income of $20,000, and to own a house with a market value of $60,000 (assessed value $11,376 according to average 1980 assessment ratios in Salt Lake City). The family is also assumed to own a car with a market value two-year-ol- d of $4,000 (assessed value ll . Taxes paid directly by of benefits. the family would cover It should be kepfT in just over half the cost of mind that all of this benefits received. discussion of to reComparable studies sufficiently large expandone by the Utah Foun- quire significant dation in 1955, 1960, and sion of staff and of 1968 showed approx- physical facilities, the on the local comimately the same propor- impact would be much tion of taxes paid to cost munity ratios has been based on greater. The impact on on local the assumption that the state and could be communities government services enormous. would be furnished tax-benef- FREE take tourney first A team composed of HAMMER & SAW WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS AT YOUR NEARBY VALLEY BANK The Ford Truck Sales Drive shifts into high gear and Menlove Nelson Jones shot a 70 April 25 to take first place in the first mens golf association tournament of the year. Taking second place, with a 73, was Kent Park and Ike Lunt. 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Construct a retaining wall, patio, build a new garage, install a sprinkling system, chain link or wooden fence, add a carport or even a swimming pool. total of $90 in prize money was awarded. A The pro-rate- d for a Salt Lake City fami- through existing ly as described would facilities and organizathe have totaled $2,082 in tional structure, notes. Foundation If an and while state 1980, local benefits received influx of new governwould have been $4,120. ment employees were Men-lov-e Jones, Neal sums are calculated on a per capita basis, using 1980 census figures, and multiplied by four to obtain the familys share of benefits. School benefits are figured in this way on the theory that school services benefit the community in general. If school benefits were calculated on the basis of money spent per pupil, for the and e school-agtwo 8 family children, the benefits would be more than double those used in the comparision ($4,632 compared to $1,327). 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