“It will be only about 500 people a year that will be impacted by it, but they are the worst of the worst.” — Michael Fields
“The fact there is no single subject in this. We’re talking about taking money from education on one hand, property taxes on the other hand, then they through some money in there for renters. These have nothing to do with each other and they should be separate ballot measures.” — Michael Fields, Advance Colorado.
“Coloradans have a constitutional right to recall our elected officials. Throughout this process, we have simply followed the instructions set out by the Secretary of State.” — Michael Fields
Proposition #121 does exactly what the title of the measure says it will do – lower state income taxes for everyone.
There is nothing “affordable” about taking $300 million of our TABOR tax refunds for a flawed housing measure.
Recall proponents say they’ve been denied the ability to vote for their representation.
Democrats realized that if they call something a “fee” instead of a “tax” they can evade TABOR and raise revenue without ever having to ask voters.
“The politicians are trying to change the text of what people signed. That is fraudulent. A petition comes from citizens, not politicians. — Doug Bruce, author of the 1992 TABOR Amendment
Proposition 120 is the right first step to get property taxes under control.
Fields said so long at the majority representatives in the state legislature continue to ignore their constituents, he will continue to bring initiatives to the voter.
There is a whole mentality at the Capitol where legislators want to go around voters instead of trying to convince them. This leads to less trust in government, which isn’t good for anyone.
“It takes away the initiative process,” Fields said. “We have timelines and deadlines we have to meet. I just don’t see how that happens. Our initiative is a $1 billion tax cut. If it doesn’t happen, Democrats can explain to voters why they didn’t get it.”
