Carlton Bowen, Utah House 57

How about a State Income Tax CREDIT for contributing to scholarship funds that are used to fund public and private schools within Utah?  I like the idea of voluntary taxation, and people genuinely want to fund scholarships.  By law the State income tax can only be used to fund education, so receiving a State income tax credit for a portion of scholarship contributions is appropriate.  This is a free market approach to help ease the burden of growth in education and increase dollars going into education, while also providing control to scholarship contributors on how their funds are spent, AND helping students & families receive the education they want!   Win-Win-Win!

No gun London England has more murders than guns allowed New York USA? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-crime-murder/london-murder-rate-overtakes-new-york-as-knife-crime-rises-idUSKCN1HA1DH Guns often save lives too.  Violence in society isn't caused by guns, access to guns, the amount of ammunition, or the type of gun.  Violence in society results from the criminal intent of one individual to harm another.  Guns actually make it so that potential victims have the means of self defense.  It truly is a God given right and responsibility to have the means to protect ourselves and also others.