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Show - It . 'j The Taxpayer' Solace ' - - UTAH setms to be in need of an Independent Inde-pendent organisation, having for. Its pur-"pose pur-"pose the protection of property interests. At '. the outset this organization would find a stern ; -task to perform, in arresting the upward flight - -of taxes. . Reduced taxes seem to "be pretty , -much of a theory whih finds expression only I 'during the political campaigns, which precede ' -elections. ; In each campaign we hear much of prorn-: prorn-: ised reforms and in each administration we ;are sorely disappointed. Promises are forgot-; forgot-; ;ten when the legislalure meets and when the ; public officials are spending the people's money. While officials are .elected as public 'representatives, the property. Interests- which "supply the revenue seem to be without a guardian when it comes to finding new ways ,or getting rid of the public cash. Various factional and industrial interests ' find it advantageous to work together for various objectives. As organizations they ire-aXe ire-aXe to make their influence felt. The public, pub-lic, as represented in property interests, should have a similar lobby, which could make it clear that the public officials could and should n.alte a r- -e determined stand . for lower taxes. ; , Tax officials announce that the state tax ; fr this year will be three-tenths of a mill . h'her, than it was a year ago. A few days . j jo it was announced that indications were ; . that the increase would be five-ttnths of a miil over the preceding year. Perhaps this Inference of two-tenths of a mill is to be : . considered as a reduction In taxation. This ; 1 and similar "compromises' from year to year, ; together with a lot of unfulfilled political " promises, seems to be the taxpayers' solace. |