In Utah, conservative thought flourishes, and the tax burden has declined over the last two decades. The Utah Foundation has noted that state taxes in Utah are the lowest they’ve been in 20 years. The Tax Foundation recently ranked Utah the ninth best state in state business tax climate, and a low 41st in state and local tax collections per capita.
It will always be true that more needs exist than we can take care of with tax dollars. Every program of government could find beneficial uses for more money. But it’s also true that we reach diminishing returns at some point when we’re taxing at such high rates that we take too much money out of the private sector and reduce incentives to work and be productive.
So there’s a fine line. And it’s the job of Congress, legislators, city council members, county commissioners, and education officials to find it.
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