Truth in Taxation
How can policymakers make Utah’s tax systems more accountable to citizens and to taxpayers? How can society establish reasonable and appropriate limits on lawmakers’ taxing power?
One purpose of the Center for Limited Government is to help develop principle-based policies that address these questions. Responsible citizens also must grapple with these concerns if ordered liberty and economic prosperity are to be protected. Fortunately, in Utah a part of the answer to these questions is a process called “Truth in Taxation,” which was incorporated into the state’s property tax system in 1985.
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Utah's Freedom Conference: Saturday, September 18
We encourage you to plan now to participate in Utah’s Freedom Conference: Reclaiming Our Constitutional Heritage on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown.
Sponsored by Utah United, A Coalition of Utah's Pro-Republic Organizations, this day-long educational event will feature locally- and nationally-respected specialists, including Dan Byfield, president of the American Land Foundation, and Karen Budd-Falen, a successful defender of land-use cases in federal courts. Two of Utah's congressmen, Rep. Rob Bishop, and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, will address the Tenth Amendment and related topics, and Bill Howell, co-author of the book Statehood and an expert on state and federal lands, will speak on Utah's recent state sovereignty legislation. Other presenters and workshop facilitators will include members of the Utah Legislature and leaders among the state’s citizen-advocacy groups.
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