Judy Weeks Rohner: Utah should cut the tax on food, not the income tax

Income tax cuts benefit the rich while sales tax on food hurts the poor.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Judy Weeks Rohner, left, turns in signed tax referendum petitions to staffers at the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. At right are Bret Chappell and Olivia Spencer.

| Aug. 11, 2022, 2:00 p.m.

Judy Weeks Rohner: Utah should cut the tax on food, not the income tax

Income tax cuts benefit the rich while sales tax on food hurts the poor.

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