by Tax Watchdog | Oct 1, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson We discussed the theory and mechanics behind Utah’s property tax Truth-in-Taxation law last week. Now we’ll talk about the impact of this law in controlling property taxes since it was enacted in the mid 1980s. Property tax revenue growth before...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 24, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Most Utah property tax payers saw their taxable values increased dramatically this year and the natives are getting restless. The Utah Legislature’s joint Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee held a public hearing last Wednesday to hear from...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 17, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Socialism is alive and well in the most conservative state in the nation as the government operated municipal fiber-optic system called UTOPIA lumbers forward while mired in red ink. Despite undelivered Utopian promises and now precarious...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 3, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Throughout this series we have described the utter failure of the federal government to provide a means for American employers to have sufficient numbers of legal guest workers to sustain the U.S. economy. We demonstrated that currently, this...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 27, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson In the past six columns we have reported the frustration we and many others in Utah deeply feel about the United States Government’s deplorable inaction and repulsive lack of responsibility on the issue of illegal immigration. We have...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 20, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson During a recent luncheon, two Utah legislators and an intern sat comfortably eating sandwiches and soup at a Draper restaurant. The reason for the meeting was to discuss the numerous problems stemming from our nation’s broken immigration system;...
