Letter: Washington representatives didn’t help Utahns’ taxes
(AP Photo | Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, arrives for hearing on the nomination of Charles Rettig for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
When all of our Utah senators and Congress voted to pass the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” tax overhaul this year, prompting Sen. Orrin Hatch to exclaim that President Donald Trump is “one heckuva leader” and possibly the “best president, maybe ever,” they must have been joking when telling Utah constituents what a great deal this was going to be for all of us.
Now our own Utah Legislature has passed a $30 million tax cut to “offset” the impact of this great tax reform on Utah families.
Please people, think hard when you vote for who will represent you in Washington!
Holly Rio, Draper
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