Show T axe and Community Welfare THE pHE THE reaching far effect of taxation upon A I business activity and the whole economic welfare of a community or state Is all too often overlooked by voters and officials ls who see only the need or advantage of governmental tal expenditure and ignore the consequences of a severe drain upon the community's pocketbook Recently in Ogden the influence of taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion upon business was forcibly brought to public attention The Amalgamated Sugar company of Ogden plans to build a new bag warehouse a project which entails entails en en- tails the expenditure of a considerable sum for construction an additional a year in taxes to Weber county and arid an extra a year payroll The company sought some as assurance urance as to the amount of taxation m it would be required to pay on the structure indicating that unless the tax rate is reasonable the warehouse might be built Instead in Oregon Importance of this particular incident is its proof that the level of taxation is a major maior factor taken into consideration by business in ind d determining whether or not it shall expand or build in a certain community Many a business business busi busi- ness many a valuable addition to the wealth and income of a a community a-community has been lost because be cause of excessive taxation There is a point where high taxation drives away more potential revenue than it creates where instead of building a community or state it destroys it Utah its public officials and its citizens might well consider whether or not our tax level has today reached that point |