by Tax Watchdog | Jul 2, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson I recently returned from Washington, D.C. where we visited once again Mt. Vernon. While in Washington, I also finished reading David McCullough’s latest book 1776. Being reminded of George Washington’s true greatness and the difficulties faced...
by Tax Watchdog | May 28, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Voucher opponents, confident that they will prevail in a popular vote, are demanding “Let the people decide on vouchers”. What they really mean is “Let the people decide on vouchers, unless they vote in favor of vouchers. Then...
by Tax Watchdog | May 13, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Last week the Utah State School Board refused to implement HB 174 – Utah’s newest education voucher law – because the original voucher law – HB 148 – has been referred to the ballot. Seems the twelve of fifteen board members who voted to violate...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 16, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson A median-income Utah household consisting of two parents and three children pays 25.3% of its income in direct federal, state, and local taxes, according to an analysis by the Utah Taxpayers Association. A median-income Utah family earns $57,700...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson It’s time to double Utah’s motor fuel tax. There. I said it. The President of Utah’s 85 year old tax watchdog organization is calling for the biggest highway tax rate hike in Utah history – or for that matter the history of any state. No, this...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 2, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Following the recent signing of SB223 – the $220 million omnibus tax cut package – there was broad media coverage of the individual income tax cut which makes up $109 million of the cut and $80 million in sales tax cuts. These were viewed as tax...
