SB 39: Making Taxpayers Subsidize Others’ Housing Costs
This bill allocates 30 million taxpayer dollars, and 10 million dollars every year in the future, to be spent on subsidizing "affordable housing" for individuals who qualify.
Socialism in Utah: Subsidies and the Chains of Fiscal Coercion
Part Two in the “Dollars and Nonsense” Series. Click here for part one. In part one of this series we brought to your attention the state appropriations process and the expenditure of state funds in the form of...
SLC Mayor Proposes Taxpayer-Financed UTA Passes
In an effort “to incentivize transit use and make riding transit more convenient,” Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker has announced what’s being called “a fresh solution to help improve air quality”:...
Occupy Volunteerism: A Model for Free, Charity Health Care
In recent weeks a number of tragedies have befallen people who I know. I have been witness to the incredible goodness that exists in people as friends, neighbors, and others have stepped up to support and help those who needed...