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Show fC ofotGS pooifion on ballot proposals by Governor Matheson after af-ter the session ended. Proposition 2, the revenue rev-enue and taxation article revision, re-vision, has some elements favored by Farm Bureau policy po-licy and some opposed by UFBF. 'For instance, we strongly favor removal of property taxes from livestock. live-stock. They are an inventory. in-ventory. For another thing it costs more to collect the tax than it yields; many county assessors favor removal re-moval of the tax for that reason. 'But Farm Bureau members mem-bers have expressed opposition opposi-tion to some kinds of revenue rev-enue sharing which Proposition Propo-sition 2 treats.' No FB policy exists on the labor article revision, Proposition Prop-osition 3 on the ballot. It (Continued on Page 2) Utah Farm Bureau Federation Feder-ation policy adopted by its voting delegates, favors two and opposes two of the six propositions on the ballot in early November, according ac-cording to UFBF President Frank O. Nishiguchi, of Garland. Gar-land. Policy is mixed on another propostion, and there is no policy on another. Farm Bureau policy favors fa-vors Proposition 1, the executive ex-ecutive article revision. 'We're especially anxious to see a procedure adopted which will allow the legislature legis-lature to call itself back into session to consider bills vetoed by the governor.' He referred to the 'right to farm' bill (prohibiting nuisance nui-sance suits) which passed both houses overwhelmingly in the last legislative session ses-sion but which was vetoed here's more about FARM BUREAU deals with women working in underground mines and with convicts working outside out-side of the prison if they consent. 'We have a deep concern about Proposition 4, and hope our state legislature does not ! become a legislature of the wealthy and the subsidized, j One way to help avoid this Is to set the salary and expenses ex-penses of legislators at a level more in line with todays to-days inflationary costs.' We feel every citizen of the state should help pay the expenses of government. Sales tax is the only contribution con-tribution some citizens make to the cost of government, and we feel this tax should be left on. Where low income in-come requlrs financial help we have established agencies agen-cies to handle them. Proposal B, the tax limitation limi-tation act, is opposed by FB, although Its policy has long favored responsible constitutional tax limitation limi-tation tied to reduction of government spending. This proposal is statutory, not constitutional, and since it states no goal of changing the state constitution, we oppose Proposal B. j There is also some con- ; cern that proposal B could actually increase property ; taxes on some property,and 1 that passage of the Pro- ! posal as written could jeo pardize the Utah school system. i , The UFBF president call- j ed on all farmers and ranch ers in the state to vote November 4 as an exercise of their rights and obllga-I obllga-I tions of citizenship. |