“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.
“PERA is already a very generous pension program. This is another example of legislators trying to use the tax system to pick winners and losers.” — Michael Fields, President Advance Colorado Institute.
There’s a few common threads through all of these guides. The first is a universal support for Proposition 121, which reduces the Colorado state income tax rate.
“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.
Sloan and his group have 60 days to gather 18,291 valid signatures from registered voters in Senate District 13.
There is nothing “affordable” about taking $300 million of our TABOR tax refunds for a flawed housing measure.
I respect people who conclude that the costs, risks, and uncertainties outweigh the gains. But, even though the matter is more complicated than I first thought, I remain a supporter.
The increase in property values also means that even if Initiative 27 passes, government will still get more money next year than it has this year.
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.
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