Show Utah Taxpayer Raises Question The July Issue of the Utah Taxpayer er fr official organ of the Utah Taxpayers ers us Association will wUI raise the question whether hether or not people people on the public payroll should be subjected to the same me economic la laws ws respecting income as asare asare are the taxpayers who ho supply the money In this Issue It states that citizens are arc divided into two classes classes- the sheltered and the exposed The publication calls attention to the condition of the farmer whose tax bill constantly Increases year after year jear ear while hUe the prices of his commodities tics ties are arc lowered While it demands bushels of wheat this year to pay his tax debt when wheat heat is fa 1 it per bushel it will ill require bushels of wheat heat to meet the same obligation next year ear when hen wheat is selling at per bU bushel buhrl And so the question Is raised whether or not public officials should remain immune from the fluctuations of the prices or whether they should be called called called call call- ed upon to share the fortunes or misfortunes misfortunes mis mis- fortunes of those thoc who pay the taxes The publication contends that If this obviously unfair situation continues it will ill lead to the complete confiscation of ot property Commendation is given to the school superintendents and school boards throughout the state in their recognition recognition recognition tion of the Ule present financial distress end lowering the tax burdens almost invariably throughout the state as a result Jesuit ot of the operative co-operative action be between be- be tween the organized taxpaying groups arid and the Ule school people In In the 40 districts dis- dis of the Ule state The editorial of 01 the Issue raises the qu question whether taxpayers should strike strike The answer is In the negative since the condition is put forth that the time to strike Is while budgets are ore being prepared and bond issues proposed pro pio- p posed cd and higher lutes levies advocated and that the he only tax relief lies Ues not In a taxpayers taxpayer's strike but In expenditure control |