The effort to modernize Utah’s tax system is meant to address a structural imbalance that exists between major sources of tax revenue in our state. However, I believe this proposal is the wrong way to address this issue. We should not fix this problem on the backs of a regressive tax on the poor.
I am a student at the University of Utah’s graduate school of social work. I work with women who battle addiction and lack basic needs. They face enormous challenges physically and financially. While it may seem like a small thing to increase the price of food by a few cents per dollar, this would have an extremely detrimental impact on lives.