Show taxpayer organ lists data on tax levies the september november issue of the utah taxpayer la is just ott the press this publication Is of particular interest to taxpayers and officials alike for or it shows tile the current levies ot of every county school district and municipality nici in the state as well as the total levain every jurisdiction the tables also show the levies tor for last year and increases or decreases As tills this Is the only place such information Is published this issue easue Is invaluable as aa a record the publication calls attention to the tact fact that all the property taxes takes levied in the state vre are spent by local officials right around the corner from froin the taxpayer it points out that it if the taxpayer la is not satisfied with the tax burden lie must share the there for tor it charges him 1111 mid d lila his neighbors with the responsibility of determining both tile the quantity and quality of 0 gov go ernnie nt they receive the tabulations show that the state beneral fund levy ol of 7 mills lias has been entrels removed an and d that the state school levy was reduced i 13 1 3 mills tills two mill reduction in dollars and cents amounts to but according to tile the taxpayer this does not mean that expenditures will be reduced tor for surplus and other revenue receipts more than offset tile the reduction it Is pointed out that despite the tact fact that 13 of the 20 29 counties reduced i their levies and 12 others made no change the total county tax burden this year will be nearly more than it was in 1941 the increase Inci ease in valuations Is responsible toi for this attention Is called to the tact fact that tile the public schools assess approximately 65 55 per cent ot of our property pio perty tax burden and that the average local levy Is 12 8 mills which added to the state school levy of 47 4 7 mills makes a total of 0 17 6 average tor for school purposes pin poses the leading editorial our war our money our liberty states this is our war we cannot evade eade it its obligations obligations nor escape its consequences our very existence depends upon the ou outcome acome without victory there can be no life worth living no liberty or freedom toi for us and ours GUIS and no happiness in this broad land in their place will be di dispain desolation death victory must be ours whatever the cost and that cost will be great to vanquish our roes foes there must blust be mote more production less politics more e sacrifice less sabotage more workers wor keis less waste more effort less ease more armaments less ornaments oina ments we must realize that democracy Is not a gift but a responsibility and that it Is far fai better to make sacrifices than to be sacrificed we must bring to an end those conditions which interfere inter lero with and endanger our victory when johen bu business basiner sineR Is tough the wise merchant advertises |