Voters have made two things clear to politicians. First, they want the right to vote on taxes and fees. Second, they don’t want to pay more in taxes and fees for roads and bridges.
Democrats must ask themselves: Am I comfortable with funding the state’s transportation priorities on the backs of Colorado’s poorest residents?
If the legislature arrogantly passes this bill, it will certainly result in a follow-up citizens’ initiative to Prop 117 requiring voter consent for raising existing “fees.”
If the politicians supporting this bill are so confident in the broad public support for these costly new fees, why are they using every gimmick at their disposal to avoid asking voters’ permission?
We strengthened TABOR and PERMANENTLY lowered taxes during a blue-wave state election.
For the undecideds waiting to vote on Tuesday, the question is why wealthy interests outside of Colorado want to prevent Coloradans from getting a small state-level tax cut.
DENVER–Governor Polis and the majority Democrats have an ambitious agenda this legislative session. Question is, how will they pay for it all? With the failure of Proposition CC in November,
Prop CC caused something else that could become a worry for the left. For the first time in a long while, we on the right actually worked together.
