Financial Ready Utah
Today, the accountants pulled the fire alarm.
What do we do when nearly 40 cents of every dollar spent in Utah comes from a federal government which is borrowing and printing more than 40 cents of every dollar themselves? What do we do when the problem seems overwhelming and we are drifting toward the most predictable economic crisis in history ? It turns out, we’re not powerless.
We step up, and change our circumstance. You can help.
Here’s the video of today’s press conference:
Press conference handouts (PDFs):
News Release (.docx, includes summary of proposed legislation)
Resolution you can take to your city, town or county government
Financial Ready Info Kit (4 page color PDF)
Financial Ready Utah Brochure (2 page version of the FRU Info Kit)
Utahns prepare for a financial earthquake, statement by Kent Thomas, CPA
Online & in the news:
Deseret News: Utah accountants urge state to prepare for economic crisis
Salt Lake Tribune: Bills seek to prepare Utah for ‘financial earthquake’
Daily Herald: Legislators reveal slate of bills to reduce federal dependency
Utah Policy: Utah Preparing for Financial Crisis
KUER: Accountants pull the financial fire alarm
State Budget Solutions: How states should respond
DNews Op-ed: A plea for fiscal preparedness, by the Utah State Treasurer, Auditor, Speaker of the House and President of the Senate
The Sutherland Institute: YouTube Video Utah Lawmakers, Utah CPAs announce FinancialReadyUtah.com
Deseret News: It’s time for states to be financially self sufficient
Photos:
2/12/13 press conference photo album on Facebook
Connect with FRU: FRU Facebook | FRU Twitter and #frutah | FRU Website
[...] Financial Ready Utah is working on a package of bills that will help Utah to become less fiscally dependent on the [...]
[...] group of CPAs, chambers of commerce, state legislators, community leaders, educators and others to pull the fiscal fire alarm and introduce Financial Ready Utah. Our purpose is to take action in securing a fiscally [...]