The Alliance for a Better UTAH
presents
Utah Tax Facts
Why Raise
Taxes?
What's
At Stake?
Where is the
Money Going?
How often are
taxes raised?
$1.34
in
2012
in
2012
to purchase what would have cost
$1.00
in
2000
in
2000
3/4
The amount the dollar in your pocket today is worth compared to the value it had in 2000.
(source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
“The reality is, we’re running out of money.”
-Sheriff Jim Winder (November 13, 2012, Salt Lake Tribune)
“I can’t round up the criminals and tell them to cut their bad behavior 10 percent."
-District Attorney Sim Gill (November 13, 2012, Salt Lake Tribune)
"I don’t see a good alternative for where we are at this juncture.”
-County Assessor Lee Gardner (November 13, 2012, Salt Lake Tribune)
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