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Adam Looney: Utah legislators shouldn’t eliminate the sales tax on food

Low-income families would benefit more from an income tax cut.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Representatives Judy Weeks Rohner, R-West Valley City and Rosemary Lesser, D-Ogden, hold a news conference on the steps of the Utah Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, to bring attention to legislation they are bringing forward aimed at eliminating the state’s portion of the sales tax on food.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Representatives Judy Weeks Rohner, R-West Valley City and Rosemary Lesser, D-Ogden, hold a news conference on the steps of the Utah Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, to bring attention to legislation they are bringing forward aimed at eliminating the state’s portion of the sales tax on food.