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Show '"I think we should raise the minimum wage," Cook affirmed, "There are certain people in Utah who would use slave labor, if they could get away with it." He said that if new industry will come in they can drive up the wages for labor. But he said this will only happen if Utah can change the situation from one where 15 people are applying for every Job, to one where 15 employers have openings to every person Wilsoms Economics By Ron be done without increasing the yearly payment on tfiis debt. By doing this, Mallory estimates that $100 million dollars may be made available to expand exlsitng business and industry and invite more to come to Utah. The increased tax base these Industries provide will more than pay for the increased interest Part of the Wilson plan to bring more industry to the state is a matching grant program with local governments. This plan will oflcr state funds to match local government funds put up, providing Farnsworth Ted Wilson is the Democratic candidate for governor and is presently leading his two major rivals in the polls. Wilson served as mayor of Salt Lake appfying. "This is the number one thing that City from 1976 until 1985 when he raises wages and government people forget resigned to accept the position of this," Cook claimed. "My opponents don't director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. In understand this," he added. In response to questions about addition to his directorship of the Institute, Wilson taught political science Proposition A of the Utah Tax Initiatives, Cook emphasized that he is all for tax cuts, courses as an adjunct professor. In his campaign, Wilson describes needed industry sites and the but if they want to use the initiatives, he is of infrastructure to support them. very much opposed to allowing the mines, bonding as being a main component for economic development. utilities and railroads division In the his plan Concerning the bonding plans, Wilson a advisor, Mallory said the Wilson proposals are not commercial category go through in Its Cowles Mallory, economic about to queries "Without change. responded really bonding, but a refinancing of an present state. adminisWilson a under existing debt. 'We are going to keep the Proposition A would allow Utah Power & development for unavailable was Wilson tration. (debt) payments the same, and then we Light to get a $5.5 million tax break," Cook comment. are only going to spend that where you declared. "They would get a 45 percent tax for states among are "Competition break while the homeowner only gets a 10 going to get payoffs," added Mallory. well-pai- d intense," is Jobs These extremely We must plug that payoff areas are businesses that percent break. national statistics, will bring taxes, jobs, and further stated Citing Mallory. loophole." he pointed out that Utah ranks only 31st economic development. The lack of party ties is the strength of 50 states in available capital for Cook said he will bring to office. "Everyone Mallory believes that through the business development, and 33rd out of Wilson economic plans a greater knows 1 have a Republican philosophy," 50 for providing incentives for industry. diversification in Utah industry may be Cook stated, "But I'm not tied to the to be able to compete for obtained. This diversity would aid rural heirachy of the leadership." He claimed If Utah is going these then problems must be Utah in providing more Job opportunities that his lack of ties to special interest industry, said. solved Mallory throughout the state. Another benefit groups, especially the educational "The plan that Ted has is to lengthen would be a of the state's him would more bureacracy permit the term of the state debt, so that it is dependence on military and defense By Skip Gregory flexibility In working for the people. Cook said spending, should that Industry ever face said that most people intuitively more in line with other states," this can reductions. stated that He further "I have a better focus on the issues than understand economic matters, but they do Mallory. Cook Merrill either Bangerter or Wilson," not always know the players. declared Thursday over fire alarms in his "Im for faculty, teachers, classrooms, textbooks and students, but there's a lot of campaign headquarters. While the Beneficial Towers Building politics and we've got to shake up this ran a fire drill, the independent upper structure that is putting hundreds of gubernatorial candidate outlined his thousands of dollars into Ted Wilson's postlon on the election Issues. cut-bacsaid Cook. on campaign," "There are going to be on Wilson's record, Cook Remarking military spending irr Utah, no matter who asserted that Wilson will not is elected," Cook said. "With the estimates anything in the educational system.change "And percent of our jobs without changes, teachers will have their running between 35-3- 8 in the defense industry, this is definitely a salaries cut, which is something I wont major concern for Utah," he added. do," he added. "Quite honestly, the defense Commenting on the major weaknesses expenditures have been quite high for the of his opponents, Cook said, 'Wilson has no past few years and they would have had to plan. If the tax cuts don't pass, hell never come down regardless of the treaties being do anything to get Utah's tax rates down." signed," said Cook. When confronted with Bangerter's Cook's proposal for overcoming this sixty-seve- n cent tax limitation. Cook sudden loss of revenue is to throw as much recounts Wilsons anger. Wilson wants the effort as possible into enticing new freedom to go to the moon with tax hikes," and he said. chemical, prefabricating, manufacturing industries into the state Cook also voiced his concern over and to expand those already here. Bangerter's indecisiveness. "He flip- - flops," "We are glad to see the shuttle work, but Cook stated, "Norm believes the last thing we really need to diversify our industrial he heard." base," Cook said, "When the military "Bangerter never would have made sneezes, Utah catches pneumonia." public the economic development report If Freight equalization is a major problem I hadn't called a press conference calling that Cook has been working to rectify. for it." Cook claimed that before it was Cook Describes Proposal for Overcoming Lost Revenue ks Despite higher labor costs, California receives industry's attention because of its accessibility. Cook asserted that the freight and tax bills he has been promoting in the legislature will help bring new business into the state. released Bangerter had the committee rework the report to conceal $60 million the administration wasted. "He got them to hedge their own report. What kind of leadership is that?" he asked. Gov. Bangerter: Utah's Future By Skip Gregory ' While the supplied information that Bangerter was able to reduce alleges Due to a lack of cooperation from the yet met such increases as 10 spending, Utah Governor's office, neither Norman more enrollment in public schools, percent Bangerter nor any of his spokespeople it failed to address why there was a 65 offered comments to the issues. increase in percent population. prison From prepared statements Bangerter's text claims that the tax distributed by the Committee to Norm Bangerter, the incumbent Governor initiatives go too far, but while the press release includes a tax limitation plan, the poses the question, What kind of plan does not include any specific options. opportunities are in Utah's future?" There were no proposals as to how Opportunities are not mentioned the current administration would handle again, but there Is a defense of Governors the loss of 40 percent of the state's nearly west desert pumping, education reforms, to revenues due reductions in military and economic budget and tax programs, ' the contracts by prompted thawing development plan. The BangerterOveson Committee relationships between the U.S. and the draws attention to the fact that though Soviet Union. Merrill Cook has reported that Kennecott Copper, Geneva Steel and other discarded the first draft of the major employers were forced to close by Bangerter from his economic development global economic events shortly after plan council because it revealed $60 million in Bangerter took office, there has been an excessive spending. eight percent increase in employment There was no retort to this in since 1984 - the highest it has been in nine years. 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