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Utah School Spending Increased 8.2% Per Student Amid Budget Cutting

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 30, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Legislative budget trimming didn’t make a dent in Utah school spending in 2002, according to a report just released by the Utah Taxpayers Association. Utah’s total spending per student for the year that ended June 2002 increased 8.2% from $5,762...

Opinion Writer Published Urban Legend About Utah Legislative Arts Funding

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 23, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson We’ve all heard urban legends from time to time. These are sensational stories which are purported to be true, but contain little truth. They are often used to get people upset. It was once popular to spread urban legends through chain letters....

Utah Ranks Poorly in Business Tax Climate Study

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 9, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Two weeks ago I reported in this column that Utah ranks 27th among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in the Seventh Annual Small Business Survival Index. The SBSI ranks the fifty states and District of Columbia using 20 indicators...

Those Who Pay the Most Taxes Benefit Most from Tax Cuts

by Tax Watchdog | Jun 2, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson VICTORY FOR TAXPAYERS! According to the Treasury Department, there have been 19 significant federal tax cuts since the end of World War II. Three of them, including the $350 billion tax relief package signed last week, were enacted under the...

Utah Receives Mediocre Ranking in Small Business Survival Index

by Tax Watchdog | May 26, 2003 | 2003 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Utah ranks 27th among the fifty states and District of Columbia for small business survivability, according to the Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC); a non-profit small business advocacy group with more than 70,000 members nationally. The...
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