Show WHY NOT EQUALIZE THE TAX BURDEN every chief executive ot of this stat state stata a since governor wells has i e cognized the inequalities and injustices that our present tax astern tern la is causing each ot of them have called attention lan to this matter as one vital to the interests of the citizenry of utah in our messaged mess ageo to the legislature each has invited the attention of the legislature to some judicious solution lution ao of 0 the lem cm likewise practically every oard commission committee I 1 or group of inderb anoni who have been assi assigned agn the 1 of studying our tax system have replied with te cie same report that our tax system is 13 sadly obsolete that it is 13 basically wrong in light of our bonime commercial lal development d and aad that it perpetuates discriminatory injustices the injustices and inequalities that are hat har essed on the people are by reason of our constitutional provisions vis ioas i taxation when the state ghate constitutional convention was held there existed a keen lack of confidence and a pronounced auspicio i of the motives of 0 various groups taking part pat tie therein rein this caused the framers of this document to write as much in the constitution as they could to safe their tears fears and apprehensions such restrictions strict ions in the constitution have made it very inflexible it la is impossible to malca make changes to meet the social and commee commercial caal chaales ch angea that our development requires it if our laws ae are to develop to meet me et the changie ch cb angin needs the provisions of the constitution must be changed by amendment I 1 there is no attempt made anywhere within with in the state to tax intangible property there Is no legal authority for far the taxing of In incomes coines although it is conceded io to the most fair tax yet devised mining prop cont on pas page five WHY NOT EQUALIZE THE TAX BURDEN I 1 continued from page one eay airty is taxed on a special pipii pi e basis that is enjoyed by no other tangible langl ble property othe caan a small surface tax and improvement tax it t pays only OR oil a multiple of it itz z NET proceeds Is there any scientific 1 creaso i for such proceed ure or I 1 preference the state la Is taking the money derived from tents T and profits from state school linda lands and placing in it in a school fund this fund Is distributed to the districts district ot the state oti a per capita basis regardless gard less leEs of the county or ar counties from which such income Is o ned Is anere any fairness in taking from the counties that have a considerable lacome income th aref om and giving it t to the thickly settled counties uness less they la in turn assume some mea ure ura of school cespon responsibility s through out the state some districts are raisin as much as two hundred two dollars per capita school population while with a higher levy are able to raise but this thia inequality is made possible only because of the mineral wealth they poi possess ess the same logic applies la 12 f fiver vor of nearer state educational equality as was done when counties were made into one district to make more equal larger units in all fairness you should study and analyze the proposed amendments ahey are the product of unbiased scholarly study they are intended to make possible an equalizing of the tax burden upon the 1 sou sources ces anat produce wealth when you hear a any ay iy byerson urging the killing of any one of the proposed amed amad menta ments analyze his motive what business is he in is there a deare to evade a just responsibility io for his business and aid evade equality in tle tl e demands of government and education the proposed amendments are not intended to laise taxes they are intended to merely equalize the burder burden of taxation they deslie deside to place on the sources from anich wealth comes and in which it is perpetuated a fair demand to meet its share of the tax burden the amendments are so waded wo ded that where revenues are ara derived from other zou sources that the general tax levy or other fund to which such ams tums so obtained from fram tuese aliese new sources of income the school amendment is most vital to the rl ri al districts ss it will shift sh ift a part of the school bulden bui den oa the otate as a unit thus make the manntai ting of a standardized school term of at leat nina months with highly qualified teach ers it is purely an attempt to get assistance from the wealth prodie producing aing sections of the state and unless supported vl vigorously in the small dist districts acts will meet failure oily oaly pure urr unselfishness elfishness will actuate the rich er districts to vote in fao 0 of it the governor of the state the secretary of state the state legis leg is lature practically all of the other officers the utah educational As the farm bureau the th associated sc socia ted labor unions bave endo sed these tax amendments previous oud political platforms plat toi ms have pledged their to a tax inform now you have the best that could be got gol tea together it is in some ways not what any group wishes it is an impartial presentation of proposed apropo aed remedies that will assist in a fairer distribution dist ib ution of the tax burden and ail attempt to equalize educational opportunity it Is of most vital impo ruta ac it Is worthy of your support RAY E DILLMAN |