Robert Gehrke: Utah lawmakers opted for a tax break for the well-off instead of helping the working-class
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.
| Feb. 28, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
If you really want to see a Republican legislator’s eyes light up, talk about tax cuts the thrill of a half a percent reduction and love of a rebate finish somewhere between family and guns on their list of true loves.
It consists of two major pieces: First, they want to address changes in the Trump tax bill that ended up increasing the burden on some Utah families. Second, they want to give a tax break to retirees and to those receiving military pensions.