But it is not time to simply raise taxes on everybody. Instead, Utah leaders must continue to be inventive. They have to balance the state’s success in being a low-tax state for business against the inevitable demand those same businesses have for effective services and well educated workers.
The just-released report from the Utah Foundation makes that clear in its conclusion: “With the lowest tax burden in the past 20 years, state and local governments may not be raising enough revenue to support government services such as critical social programs, a suitable education system, or needed road maintenance.”
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