Governor Cox revealed his state budget plan on Thursday morning, which includes $20 million for nuclear power 'site preparation' in Utah, and the elimination of
Governor Cox revealed his state budget plan on Thursday morning, which includes $20 million for nuclear power "site preparation" in Utah, and the elimination of state income taxes on Social Security payments to seniors.
The budget book—nearly 200 pages long—said the Social Security tax cut would be close to $145 million total and save seniors an average of roughly $1,000 a year. The governor said it is an "embarrassment" that Utah is still one of eleven states that tax those benefits. But the nuclear power proposal—while relatively tiny in a $30.6 billion budget—may generate the most political electricity."Please don't freak out," Cox said, in response to a 2News question about the nuclear power appropriation. "If you're an environmentalist and you're not pro-nuclear, I cannot take you seriously."
Right outside a window at the William E. Christofferson Veterans Home, where the administration outlined budget priorities, a dirty layer of haze hung over the Salt Lake Valley for yet another day. "If you really believe that we need to eliminate carbon from the air, you have to be pro-nuclear," said the governor. "You just do. There is no other way possible to do this. We will never be able to build enough solar and wind to solve what we're being told is the problem. With the insatiable energy needs of our country, it's just impossible.
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