by Tax Watchdog | Nov 15, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
By Howard Stephenson . The West Valley City Council has voted to drop their ambulance service currently provided at no cost to taxpayers by Gold Cross Ambulance. Instead, they have opted for a taxpayer- funded ambulance service to be provided through the local fire...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 25, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A common trick in days gone by involved substituting a cat for a sucking-pig in a bag or a “poke,” and trying to palm it off on greenhorns. Anyone who fell for this trick was described as buying a pig in a poke. Wise consumers always...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 11, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Ever had a good experience at the DMV? You will now! Six years ago I stood in line at the DMV for over four hours just to license a vehicle I purchased from a private party. It was the worst experience of my life in dealing with a government...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 4, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson George Orwell’s futuristic book 1984, written in 1948, described life under the totalitarian government of Oceania and its attempts to control the thoughts and actions of its citizens by controlling their speech. Newspeak was the enforced...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 20, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Since 2001, Utah’s state and local governments have significantly increased their reliance on property taxes while decreasing their reliance on income taxes, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association. Reliance on sales taxes has remained...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 16, 2004 | 2004 Enterprise Articles, Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Despite the fact that Utah’s taxes and fees are now third highest in the nation, voters throughout Utah are facing tax hike proposals on the ballot this November. You heard it correctly: Our taxes are third highest, and the measures on the ballot...
