Show Tax Gloom The Utah Taxpayers Association Association Association Asso Asso- issued a gloomy pre pre- election Bulletin today reporting reporting reporting report report- ing Utah's total tax load has hasset hasset hasset set an all time new record high of oC over one billion dollars BREAKING this f fig figure i g u r e down to what an a average v e era r a g e family Camily pays they said Taxes today in Utah are the largest items in the family budget Direct and hidden taxes take almost 38 of average personal personal personal per per- income and Every time our Government at one level or another spends one million dollars it takes in taxes from Crom the average Utah family another Yet they added There is is a wide-spread wide delusion these days that when money comes from Crom Government it costs nothing THE ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATION'S explanation explanation explanation ex ex- for Cor this contradiction was that the best kept secret secret secret se se- cret today in the United States is the size of the whole tax load The UTA analyst then went on to list Utah's total burden The Federal Government now takes or 63 of all taxes collected in the state In the past ten years the Federal take has increased 89 It went up 16 just this past year THE TilE ASSOCIATION capped off the report by warning taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers to Identify state legislators legislators legislators leg leg- and local candidates who are spenders and Remember that what government gives it must take Beware of congressional candidates who brag about all the benefits they have brought or intend to buy for you 63 of all taxes go to Washington and this is your money that's taking the round trip |