Why are our South Davis city and Davis county officials so supportive of tax increases and new government programs?
This is an interesting question. Some argue that it is because a large proportion of the county’s population is employed by government (local, state, federal) and this leads them to support more government and higher taxes. Others suggest that it is because so many people work for non-profits and they are used to organizations taking a leading role in helping others. Still others say that it is because of the “Nice” factor that permeates Utah politics. Under this theory, public officials and citizens want to be “nice” so when a special interest asks for new programs or taxes, they bend over backwards to provide them rather than asking those making the request to find a way to take care of it themselves. Yet others suggest that it is because of a form of “group think.” They point out that only a handful of people are actively engaged in the political process and these relatively few people show up over and over again as elected officials, members of boards and commissions, religious lea
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