According to the State Tax Commission, taxes paid as a share of household income peaked in the mid 1980’s. The issue of tax sufficiency to handle future needs was evaluated in a recent report by The Utah Foundation. Weinstein says his organization has concerns about Utah’s low level of education funding. He says teacher retention, pre-school and after school programs are insufficient. He also points out that Utah falls below the national average for high school graduation rates in white and Hispanic boys. He says higher education especially for Utah women, is not keeping pace with the rest of the country.
“And they found that the tax burden is the lowest it has been in 25 years, now that we’ve been cutting taxes for decades and have achieved a very low level of taxation.”
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