Tag: Taxpayers Bill Of Rights
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TABOR Derangement Syndrome — Colorado’s ‘TDS’ — is real | Jon Caldara
In Colorado, TDS doesn’t stand for “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It stands for “TABOR Derangement Syndrome.” You can spot its sufferers easily. They break into hives at the mere mention of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. In fact, they can’t even utter its full name, Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, only “TABOR” as if it’s a slur.…
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Colorado title board OKs ballot measures to eliminate flat income tax in favor of graduated brackets
Proponents hoping to change Colorado’s income tax structure from a flat rate to graduated tiers — thereby raising taxes for some brackets — walked away from a Wednesday meeting with eight ballot measures approved by the title board. The coalition backing the graduated income tax change now must pick which one to move onto the…
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A ‘progressive’ tax on Coloradans? No thanks | Jimmy Sengenberger
Colorado’s flat-rate income tax is under attack — and if the perpetrators succeed, voters will open the gates to Trojan horses disguised as “fairness,” “priorities” and “progress.” After two failed attempts, the title board approved Initiative 181 for signature-gathering. The measure would replace the flat tax Coloradans have enjoyed since 1987, when voters wisely abandoned…