Last October, a painting titled “Girl with Balloon” by the famous mystery-artist Banksy was sold at auction in London. As soon as the auctioneer accepted the sale, at $1.4 million, a shredder embedded in the picture frame powered up and shredded the painting.
Many arguments by Utah’s legislators supporting tax reform paint a pretty picture, but their framing is destructive.
At each tax reform town hall, task force members framed the problem in terms of revenue allocation, suggesting that simply removing allocation restrictions will solve the “problem,” to wit:
“The ways Utah has funded the state budget in the past no longer meet today’s needs.