Our strong economy is generating revenue surpluses, and some believe the income tax is producing more money than Utah schools need. They would like voters to end Utah’s 90-year-old constitutional guarantee that all of our income taxes fund education. I think that would be a mistake with far-reaching consequences.
One of Utah’s great assets is our commitment to family. With the largest families in the country, and more children per taxpayer than any other state, we have tremendous educational needs. It can be a struggle to muster the resources needed for our large and growing student population, but 90 years ago, state legislators had a brilliant idea.