Utah Taxpayers Association Releases Pledge Against Government-Owned Fiber Networks
Forovertwodecades,mostlyundertheradaroftaxpayers,localgovernments havemarcheddownthedisastrousroadofborrowingandspendingtaxpayer dollarstolaunchgovernmentownedfibernetworks.
ItistimetochangetheparadigminUtahbeforeitistoolate.Ratherthan continuingtoonlyspeakoutagainsttheseeffortsastheyappear,weinvitecity councilmembersandotherelectedofficialstoproactivelylookforwardand publiclypledgetovoteagainstanyeffortofthiskind.
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New Funding Follow-Up Report from LFA Promises More Accountability
ThankstotheNewFundingFollowUpReport,presentedinSeptember totheExecutiveAssociations Committeeanddevelopedbythe LegislativeFiscalAnalystsoffice, taxpayersandlegislatorswillhavegreatertransparencyandrecipientsofstate fundingwillhavemoreaccountabilityregardingappropriatedfunds
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percentageofpersonalincomedevotedto varioustaxesandfeestothatofeachof the50statesandthenationasawhole. AlthoughUtahboastshighrankingsin reportsoneconomicoutlookand affordability,therealityisthatUtahnsspendabout2.4%moreoftheirpersonal incomeintaxesandfeesthanthenationalaverage.
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