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Show Rebuttal to Arguments For Initiative A Supporters claim Initiative A "will ensure property tas will be reduced by about $80 million." Supporters are entitled t ' their opinion, but not to create their own facts. Actual facts shr " that, as written, Initiative A will cost at least twice that muI under current law. This amount has been verified by the T-Commission T-Commission and the Utah Foundation, a private, nonpmr,, corporation. Initiative A would force average cuts in local government budgets of at least 15, and cuts of over 25 for somecoumje. and school districts. This impact is far greater than stated bv initiative supporters. They now say that a mistake was nmdein the petition. They didn't mean to cut funding for education and local services so deeply. The Legislature, they claim, can change the petition so taxes will be cut less. Voters must understand that the supporters' proposed change means much smaller tax reductions for homes and small businesses. Their interpretation of Initiative A ignores a law I sponsored that now gives a benefit to homeowners and small businesses. Under their interpre tation, only large businesses would really see significantly ,)Wer taxes on real property. Initiative A gives voters a choice: drastic budget cuts far larger than those claimed by initiative supporters; or tax cuts for 1 large businesses that generally oppose the initiative anywav i Initiative A hasn't been well thought out, would be difficult jf f not impossible to administer, and goes too far! Vote AGAINST Initiative A! Representative Franklin W. Knowlton Chairman, Appropriations Committee Box 428 Layton, Utah 84041 j i j J i I I |