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Show Tlmas-Thursda- Peg January 28, 1982 y, An overwhelming majority of Utah owners oppose using business license fees to keep the state in the blade. Thats the condusion of the states group as a result of a largest recent survey of its 4 ,600 Utah members. The findings of the survey of Independent Federation national by the Business show that 82 percent of the owners responding believe business license fees should be based on the actual cost of regulating businesses. According to Doug Foxley, Utah director of governmental relations for NFIB-Utavarious local governments have started using these fees as a way to get more money into the depleted coffers. Rather than paying a flat fee, businesses are having to pay an amount based on gross receipts. He continued, A gross receipts tax is an unfair method of taxation. It doesnt consider the ability to pay of small businesses. In other results of the poll, 84 percent of owners said No to a the small-busine- ss small-busine- ss just-releas- ed small-busine- ss h, low-prof- interest rates. NFIB also questioned the independent-businesse- s owners on unemployment insurance: 58 percent of the respondents said the program should be revised to reward employers who have low employ rates. Currently, unemployment insurance rates are based on the stability of an employers quarterly and annual payroll during the preceding three years. An employer could have a high turnover of employees and still maintain a good rating as long as the total payroll did not decrease. The proposal NFIB members favor would establish an account for each employer. The account would be credited with the employers unemployment insurance taxes, and benefits paid to former employees would be deducted. As an employers account builds because of a stable employment record, the tax as a per HO centage of payroll would be lowered, Foxley stated. The NFIB poll also showed that 98 owners think percent of the the state government should be required to contract with the private sector for goods and services whenever cost effective. The owners were also tax issue. Nearly on severance the polled of the respondents favor enactment of the tax, and 54 percent want the proceeds assigned to the general fund to reduce existing state taxes. If any of the severance tax were used to reduce other cut would be the first taxes, a property-tachoice of more than half the owners. ee-tumo- small-busine- ss small-busine- two-thir- ss ds x small-busine- ss week, you con give children flhe milk they need vo live. For LOO 5 lots, dusters of having one-t-o two-acr-e homesites with large areas of big game native range left between each dusters of homesites with large areas of big game native range left between each duster will significantly reduce the impact on wildlife, says Nelson. Game Management Biologist Dave Mann, who has been studying deer use on recreational home developments, also emphasizes the concept of dustering homesites and having only one road into an area. Roads take up more habitat than do homes, says Mann. Many persons buy recreational home lots without ever intending to build on them, yet the roads are still there. Recreational homes not only displace food and cover for all wildlife, but are sometimes built in areas of limited vital water resources. Many recreational homes on big game winter range were built as summer homes, but with the advent of the snowmobiles are being used year round. Northern Region Resource Analyst George Wilson says there has been a significant increase in recreational home developments in Morgan, Summit and Rich counties.-major conflict between wildlife and human populations is the increasing tendency to build homes on southwest fadng slopes for passive solar energy purposes. Southwest fadng slopes are important to the winter survival of big game. Wilson notes, If developments were constructed on north facing slopes, deer could still feed on southwest fadng slopes at night. With developments on southwest facing slopes, there is a total loss of . m it small-busine- ss Continued from page proposed plan to force businesses to pay the sales tax to the state on a monthly basis. Presently, businesses act as tax collectors for the state and pay the accumulated tax once every quarter. Utah does not pay small businesses for performing this tax collection service as a lot of other states do. The only benefit to use of the businesses is the short-termoney for operating capital, Foxley said. He added, A change to monthly payments would hit small businesses particularly hard right now because of the unreachable ci FACT SO WHAT? Despite the imposition of martial law in Poland, hope still exists that the gallant Polish people can continue their miraculous struggle for freedom and economic reform. If hunger does not end that struggle. You can translate into action your feelings of sympathy, anguish, encouragement FACT The great and immediate need is for dairy products and medicine, especially for children. The Polish people continue to ask for this help. Our government encourages us to continue to give aid through private charities. We have assurance from reliable sources in Poland that food continues to reach people who need it. FACT FOOD FOR POLAND was organized in foundaNovember, 1981, as a non-prof- it tion to help meet the desparate needs of the Polish people. The organization has already made one large food shipment and contributions is collecting for further shipments. tax-deducti- ble and hope over the dramatic acheivements and setbacks of the Polish people. Send a generous contribution NOW and commit yourself to continuing help for as many children as you can. If you go without just one meal each week, the $2-$- 3 saved can provide milk for 20-3- 0 children. Join us in fasting one meal each week and one day each month and in sending food and hope to Poland. Tell friends and relatives how they can also help. (Duplicate this page for many others.) Join with us In a NATIONAL FAST for Poland Wodnosday, Fobruary 24th. TRUSTEES EUGENE ENGLAND MARCIA JOLLEY RONALD OCKEY HONORARY BOARD nr AnviviRS MICHAEL NOVAK, CHAIRMAN BRUNO BETTELHEIM LEOCHERNE NORMAN COUSINS HENRY REGNERY LIAISON WITH THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS ALOYSIUS MAZEWSKI p d U FOOD GEORGE ROMNEY SARGENT SHRIVER ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER BISHOP WILLIAM WEIGAND an oDODDnn, FOR POLAND Box 7280, University Station Provo, UT 84602 habitat. Northeastern Region Resource Analyst Steve Cranney mentioned problems with recreational homesites on critical big game winter range west of Duchesne, where snowmobiles are often in use. He would .. like to see zoning laws for extremely critical habitats, where only one cabin would be allowed on every 20 acres and d use would not be allowed. Cranney is completing baseline mappings of the different habitats in the Northeastern Region. These will be used to aid county planning commissions in identifying critical needs for big game range. With a population boom in the UintahBasin, Cranney expects many future conflicts between developments and the needs of wildlife, as is the case in many parts of the state. ADDRESS OJMB) ZIP PHONE(S) I enclose $. as a contribu- tion to FOOD FOR POLAND. Yes, I will continue to provide milk for children ($1.00 a week for each 10 children). I enclose my first donation. I will regularly send a contribution. tax-deducti- year-roun- NATIONAL FAST for Poland VJodnooday, Fobruary 24 ble Yes, I Want to help in other ways. Please send Jl information. |