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Show Gam Proposes Human Report THE SUN, February Legislative Life Amendment To U.S. Constitution Marking the sixth an-- ; niversary of the Supreme Courts decision legalizing abortions, U.S. Senator JakeGarn : : ; ; - (R-Uta- recen- tly announced his intention to propose a Human Life Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution for the protection of unborn children and other perso The amendment - iden-- ; tical to ones introduced by the Utah Republican in -- previous Congresses No unborn ; stipulates that . amendments would apply to all human beings, including their unborn offspring at every stage of their biological person shall be deprived of life by any person, but would not prohibit medical procedures to prevent the death of the mother. Right-to-lif- e guarantees implicity in the 5th and 14th Qarn said the abortion decisions are the most criticized decisions of the past several decades, and should be overturned because of the human havoc they are spreading Garn said the Supreme Court T 1973 abortion and they are an affront to decisions were tragic the excellence that ought to errors that undermined the characterize our conprincipals of American stitutional law. Citing an article by Yale constitutional government Law Professor John Hart and assaulted the American ethic which has Ely, the Utah senator noted traditionally held innocent that he points out quite rightly that even if a person human life in reverence. The court also erred, he is engaged in a consaid, by intervening in an stitutionally protected acarea in which the states tivity, he may still be have every valid purpose prevented from harming or for legislating and in which destroying not only some the Constitution is ab- other person or animal but even some inanimate solutely silent. thing. QDGSlIn) aT . r by Tom Christensen Rep. Dist. 72 The past week here at the Legislature has been a little busier than the previous ones, and I guess the pressure and pace will continue to increase until the final day is over. It seems like a lot of people approach you with both hands out, one saying to limit the take of state taxes and give our people some tax relief, the other asking more tax dollars to increase or enlarge the funding of state spending programs or even , . , , Utah. This was the conclusion reached by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in its analysis of the first cycle of Utahs reappraisal program. The Foundation found want to realize that it is impossible to have it both ways. And so it goes. Both the House and the Senate passed a resolution requiring the United States Congress to operate on a balanced federal budget instead of the Blank Check way of budgeting procedures they presently use. Utah is the 26th state to pass this resolution. If a total of 34 states - 8 more the same request, then the Congress has to act or a constitutional convention will be called. In-- ties and property classes. Uniformity of assessments within the 26 counties that completed the first cycle of the reappraisal program inequities among the counties. The average variation in assessment ratios among counties actually has risen from 16 in 1970 to 34 in 1978. When counties are first reappraised, the Foundation notes that they come close reasonably meeting Utahs to the 20 assessment objective of the Also of general interest changing property values soon cause a deterioration in assessment ratios and a public interviews in filling lack of uniformity among appointments to vacancies the counties The average that may occur in elective assessment ratio in the ten or offices. One measure that is coming up is HB87, which will collect together those present state statutes that mostly concern those engaging in MEMBER OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION counties that were reassessed in 1972, for example, had declined to of current market value bv 1978. Salt Lake 7.84 school program. creased collections from vy contribution )as,tc reduce .thp discrepancies proximately $10 million, or that . ejti$t among the more than half of this in- - were fs.et y a reduced fc(Sta1te.a,t to various', bounties of the crease .in school taxes was jfn,Vn,t affected. state, but also would spread We total tax, a longer i over period, thus reducing the trauma that usually follows revaluation after long V When ''the reappraisal' program was adopted in 1969, the law provided for. tax rate, reductions to minimize , overall tax in- $3,926,000 It a measure to limit have concerns about this Utah state and local exbill. penditure increases to the In a slightly different growth in personal income vein, another item of had been in effect since business in the House was. .1960, total speeding in 1976-.7- 7 to amend the wording on would have been $264 the resolution that set the million or 24 less than the pay for the various em- amount actually expended ployees that are hired for for that year. On the other the segpion. hand, if such a limitation of David Irvine had been in effect only sin-- whowaid, there ce 1970, the speeding are certain traditions the reductions would have House should uphold. The been much mage moderate. amended the resolution to These facts were outlined allow the wording door- , Utah instead of doorper-son- s by which was used in .private; ch Foundation, the Inspections Oonfly . : (D)im AM HsOmsir, Waxadsmsim & Heart ESumg ftowes Can be fit in standard fireplace Dnn ipnipxB With purchase of Stove ' ,1 U mso - ir property. Property tax bills for individual taxpayers therefore will rise in most instances. assessment uniformity. Last year, the reapFoundation analysts praisal program resulted conclude that equalization in an overall property tax of property assessments is increase of $22.5 million, or essential if Utah is ever to 15.2 in Salt Lake County. achieve any semblance of Approximately $19.2 fairness in its school aid million, or 85 of this tax program. Allocation of increase resulted from state aid for school higher taxes imposed by operations is based mainly the four school districts on the number of weighted (Granite, Jordan, Salt pbpil units and the relative Lake, and Murray) located wealth of the respective in the county. Ap- school districts as measured by assessed valuations. The report suggests that many of the present inequities among counties could be eliminated if annual adjustments are made to assessments in the intervening years between reappraisals. Such annual adjustments not only would Bp Appointment Only Call 529-237- 1 (SAUSAGE SAUNA, UTAH SAVE BIG sonal income in seven of 0 the years during the decade. Since 1970, however, state and local 1960-197- expenditures rose faster than personal income in only two of the years. In 0 period in Utah was one of relatively slow economic growth. The period since 1970 has been one of very rapid growth and economic expansion in Utah. Thus, if a spending limitation plan had been in effect since 1960, it would 1960-197- & DOLLARS Ofl HAY EOUIPmEfIT ORDERED BEFORE FEBRUARY 28. it ), means In two States (New plan placed in effect in Jersey and Colorado). In 1970, however, would have reduced state and local g addition, referendums approved by spending in Utah by $93.7 voters in Illinois and million or 8.5 in the 1976-7- 7 fiscal year. Cumulative Massachusetts?) asked that and local spending state be on taxes placed ceilings and spending in those reductions during the seven-yea- r period (1970-77- ) states. would have amounted to , The report explains that economic conditions will $146 million or 4.1. become the major factor in The report, emphasized determining the size of that the analysis of reducstate and local budgets if tions is based on a comUtah decides to adopt such posite of the state of Utah, a limitation. Thus, a spen- 40 school districts, 29 counding limitation tied to per- ties, 223 municipalities, sonal income would have a and approximately 163 very decided effect in special improvement restricting the size of state districts. In many cases, and local government ex- some of the individual units penditures in a period of may have exceeded the slow economic growth. growth in personal income During a period of rapid for a particular year even economic expansion, on the though the total for all units other hand, the spending was below the personal inlimitation may have only a come increase. Between 1960 and 1970, moderate effect in restricstate and local adjusted and state local goverting spending in Utah rose by an nment enlargement. According to the Foun- average of 9.0 per year, dation analysis, adjusted compared with an increase state and local spending in of only 6.2 in the states Utah rose faster than per- - personal income. As a result, adjusted state and local expenditures as a percentage of personal income increased from 12.6 to 16.3 during this ten-yeperiod. Utah State- - and local Thus far in the 1970s, the taxes are growing faster growth in state and local than our income, accor- spending, has roughly ding to Jack A. Olson, paralleled, the rise in the ' non-bindin- Felbmairy Cflesuramice ' on the. other hand, con- offset the higher valuations tribute $3,926,000 less than-the- received by most owners of fair share in local locally-assesse- d real (1960-1977- or ' PLUSS75TO S900m0RE in JOHn DEERE DOLLAR BUYlflG POWER m Order any of the John Deere Hay Tools listed here before the end of February. Get our best deal on your hay tool choice. The exact model and size you need with just the options you want. Top value for your trade-iWaiver of finance charge until 79 use season. Plus from $75 to $900 in John Deere m n. I I ms How Utah COMPLETE LINE OF FIREPLACE Compares Accessories - 30 Off on Fireplace Screens ar . , Visit Our New Showroom executive Richfield Block & Brick Co. t Airport Road U&iicMiieM, UtaDn . t, Utah Taxpayers Assn. Contrary to what many politicians tell us, Utah State and local governments are taking an increasing portion of our personal inOlson )faid. come,). Everyone knows how the Federal government is increasing its bite, but few realize that Utah is following that bad exam- ple,, According calculations. , ' ' to ,UTA , ,' states, economy as measured by personal income. Adjusted state and local expenditures rose by an. average of 12.1 per year between 1970 and 1977, compared with an average increase of 11.8 per year in the states total personal income during this same period. Consequently, state and local expenditures as a percentage of personal income .rose only slightly from 16.3 in 1970 to 16.6 in 1977. I I V U 4 .1 y No. 2 (February) of the forty school districts, usually do not completely reduced resear- have greatly overall state and local in an organization, the original resolution. of spending spending in Utah. The Last Tuesday, Feb. 6, analysis limitation proposals which study calculates that over was the last day bills could period would limit budget in- the be introduced for concumulative state and creases to the growth in the sideration this session, so states economy. Such local spending reductions we are halfway through. restrictions have been in Utah would have amounShould you desire to conby constitutional ted to more than $1.8 billion adopted tact me during the remainof the total means in at least five or 19.5 der of the session, please states amount expended in that (Arizona, Hawaii, write me at the Capitol' Michigan, Tennessee, and period. A spending limitation Building, or call either Texas) and by statutory non-prof- W 11 The in: V Ii .... Measure To Limit Expenditures agriculture. This bill now has been assigned to the agriculture committee which is at present holding public hearings on this matter. Contact me if you men Park your car and come in for Friendly, Full service Banking currently contribute taxes and consequently improved dramatically. receive that much more in The program, however, state aid than would be the has failed to reduce case if there were would be the House passage of a bill requiring window and stay in your car while doing your banking. serious- - inequities in. the distribution of state aid to schools. The Foundation study shows that eleven Utah .school districts more in local taxes and receive that reappraisal much less in state school lawmakers are at present required to operate under a reassessment program. Inbalanced budget. flation and rapidly Use our drive-u-p among counties creates TVC m that the program has been very aid than would be the case creases?,' following successful in reducing the if there were uniformity in revaluation. The study new ones. inequities that existed local assessments among points out, however, that establishing They just cannot - or dont among individual proper- the counties. Twenty-nin- e these mill rate reductions - cidentally, Where (SorouemiiGinice & Friendly Secviee are in Style AloBiys!! County, which was 'reappraised last year, had an average Assessment ratio of 19.35 in 1978,. , . . v, This Jack of uniformity rppdated byttie, required ''AV,'.y,7,v contribution to the basic , , Inflation and not the reappraisal program is the chief culprit in raising taxes and property destroying uniformity among the counties in rage a ft, TNs offtr is Subject to equipment availability m J f i j Gunnison Implement Co. fGunhisoh;iitah I m Si II sfSS 4 1 ' |