“Tax Freedom” Day

The average Utahn has to work from January 1 to April 17 to pay taxes.

Utahns carry one of the higher tax burdens in the West. A per household measurement is a more accurate calculation, experts say, because Utahns have more children on average than any other state.

Here, again, is where more education is needed. (See my post yesterday on education in domestic violence.)
In a state where “abstinence only” can be taught in health classes, there is something wrong with this picture. Our tax burden could be gradually decreased if our educational efforts in various areas were revised….