Show I The old cliche about the certainty of death and taxes was brought home to us U this s week when we received our copy of the 1976 Utah Tax Summary published by y the Utah Taxpayers Association The small pamphlet pointed out that paid over million in taxes and fees to support state and local government and that demands indicate both services and costs will continue to increase The publication lists 22 state taxes giving a s summary mmary of each At the top of ot the list for forthe forthe forthe the biggest revenue getter is the property tax with a take tak last year of million This is followed closely by the sales and use tax which takes in abo about t million with an additional 34 million in local option The individual income tax brings in about 1405 million Then the state tax take drops to 46 million for motor fuel taxes million for corporation franch franchise se tax 23 million for unemployment insurance tax and on down to the smallest and most recent tax on the list collected for studded tires Self indulgence taxes bring in ina ina ina a tidy sum Cigarette and tobacco 75 million beer 16 million wine and distilled liquor 2 26 million Add to this list the numerous federal taxes and one begins to wonder how we we afford to pay all these taxes When you think of all the bookkeeping and reports involved as well as the enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- required to back up our mandatory taxes we begin to U think that heaven would be a a place where one could escape the ever present demand for more taxes It would sure be benice benice benice nice to have a little heaven on onearth onearth onearth earth in the form of less taxes but the way things are going this will never happen We are kind of relieved to seethe see seethe seethe the Olympics come to ton toan an n end The pressures of winning and the top physical condition of the athletes made us tired as we watched the contests day on television The Olympics should be an incentive to ever everyone one who witnessed them to improve their own physical condition but we are afraid in our case at least it had a reverse effect Upon realizing toe tile gap between between between bet bet- the physical conditioning of most people and that of the Olympic athletes it leaves one pretty discouraged We found ourselves wondering how do they do it when it seems impossible impossible im im- im possible in fact it is impossible for us We guess this is a sure sign of old Anyway the Olympics were great especially when we could sit in a soft chair at home and have a eye birds-eye view of all that was Vas going on Maybe that's why we feel so physically run-down run after w watching the Olympic competition our TV chairs are too relaxing and we became too lazy to shut off the tube and get the yard work done |