Chairman's Blog
Coloradans Hate TABOR - Don't They?
Our opponents - all with their hands in our pockets - insist that Coloradans are unhappy with TABOR and just want to be rid of it. They seek to create the impression that there's a groundswell of opposition to it. After all, didn't Coloradans "suspend TABOR for five years"? And TABOR is "devastating" the schools.
Actually, TABOR is still Colorado law - including its tax and spending limitations.
Of more interest to the discussion is what happened in Colorado during the 2008 election. It seems that Colorado's education lobby put Amendment 59 on the ballot that would have removed education funding from TABOR spending limits altogether. And guess what happened?
Colorado voters rejected it 55% to 45%. But, hey, those people in Colorado - they really hate TABOR.
Our opponents - all with their hands in our pockets - insist that Coloradans are unhappy with TABOR and just want to be rid of it. They seek to create the impression that there's a groundswell of opposition to it. After all, didn't Coloradans "suspend TABOR for five years"? And TABOR is "devastating" the schools.
Actually, TABOR is still Colorado law - including its tax and spending limitations.
Of more interest to the discussion is what happened in Colorado during the 2008 election. It seems that Colorado's education lobby put Amendment 59 on the ballot that would have removed education funding from TABOR spending limits altogether. And guess what happened?
Colorado voters rejected it 55% to 45%. But, hey, those people in Colorado - they really hate TABOR.
David Crocker, Chairman
TABOR NOW