by Tax Watchdog | Apr 28, 2008 | 2008 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Consumers worldwide are reeling under the price increases for basic food commodities such as flour and sugar. While families have enjoyed for decades what was always expected to be an ever-decreasing cost of food, the expectation that the price...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 14, 2008 | 2008 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson American taxpayers know the significance of April 15 about as much as they do July 4. Those who paid their federal taxes in the past will be receiving a big rebate to in the next few weeks – a rebate of money the federal government doesn’t have,...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 31, 2008 | 2008 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Advocates for transparent government and restricting government competition with private sector businesses were thrilled with the results of the recently concluded 2008 General Session of the Utah Legislature. Government in the business of...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 24, 2008 | 2008 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Utah’s largest municipal telecom systems are proving that government-owned telecom networks don’t work well. Sources indicate that Provo is preparing to sell its iProvo network, likely at fire sale prices. Meanwhile, UTOPIA announced this week...
by Tax Watchdog | Mar 17, 2008 | 2008 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson As growth in state government revenues began to decelerate due to an economic slowdown, Gov. Huntsman and the Utah Legislature were less inclined to cut taxes in the just completed General Session of the Utah Legislature than in recent years. The...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 31, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Legislative Auditor General released his audit results in December on the use of nearly ¾ billion dollars appropriated by the Legislature since 1993 to reduce the average class size in Utah. Unfortunately, the Auditor General’s audit didn’t...
