I read our state legislators just passed some tax cuts along with some tax increases. The Salt Lake Tribune did an excellent job of outlining what is coming our way in 2020 in terms of taxation.
For several weeks, there have been quite a few letters to the editor about the tax cut/increase. I would say 100% of the letters were against the proposed solution. They seemed to have the same message: It benefits the rich, hurts the poor, hurts the schools, blah blah blah.
In the grand scheme of things, it turns out (according to The Tribune staff) my family will be getting somewhere between $200 and $300 back from the state. Let’s call it $250 back to the Lancaster household. I will always put my and my immediate family’s welfare above everyone else’s (it is an Ayn Rand thing).
How about this for a compromise: For those of you socially conscious types who care about the poor and want to make sure we fund the schools, blah blah blah, you can give your tax refund back to the state. For those of us that are more selfish, we’ll keep our tax refund.
Both sides are happy. I think I missed my calling — I should have been a mediator.
David T. Lancaster, Murray
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