Show Ii Forgotten or otten I Promises s J 1 NIN NINE years years the the tax burden burden in in Utah has climbed limbed fr from to s 1 I According to figures compiled by the he Utah f Taxpayers Taxpayers' aS ass association and these fig figures res d do jr t inch include d s 's special secial al or class taxes For r a num- num r Of years jears the dangerous s trend treni of f taxes has 1 to reen en apparent with a Q t growing growing demand for reP re- re P actions Under the administration of President a consistent effort has been made madeL L the fed al government t to invoke drastic J. J ref reforms So 50 far as the federal go govern govern- ern t l nt is concerned high taxes taxes' have been been- e cognized as as s an n economic ill and nd the curat cura- cura t q jve ye e pro processes es cs are already at work N NeVertheless less this has a availed th the e a average y r r little tittle or nothing for the simple rea- rea i. i on in state and local governments have 1 a with the wartime tendency thereby a federal savings with new increases ij for r state and nd local g governments Th The sev- sev sev-j sev i I l j-l ral l states are not unmindful of the evils of ofle ji le existing sting trend L Last st fall th the the tax problem I of foremost issues of of the Utah I i i 2 i St State e and county candidates gen generally rally I were yere re pledged to rigid programs of economy S the public had every reason to be- be that this session of the legislature would Ir I Ithe r id the need for increases in taxes if it did didI I IVi Vi t actually pave t the e way yay for reductions In I t is respect th the legislative trend has been dis- dis disI 1 I pointing I r f Increases oar ire are proposed in the gasoline and ind j jai ai c garet taxes A tax on on gum is projected i I Ithe fl the closing ng days of the session Before I he l e solons get th through ough if they adhere to this I r. r nr gram am they will add another mitH million n dol- dol dolin dolin dolI I I r in taxes to the s state ate revenue for the thet t i biennium True these t taxes will not i fel elj by b by the general taxpayers because ey fl il ley are arin the nature of class dass taxes Never Never- ever ever- tJ eless they represent increased assessments 11 d increased penalties for living in Utah Utah's vital need at tat this time is I y fi 11 and outside capital for the development I lat latent nt resources Just Jus so long as law law- law law-I I akers kers and nd taxing authorities seek to attach penalty to individual n pio prosperity in this state I sc so long will these things be the th crying eds eps of of Utah It would be interesting to toj I I y now c I what has has become of the support for e economies which w was s so much in el b before fore the last election I i f. f |