Democrats who control Colorado's Statehouse are asking voters in November to dismantle part of a state tax regime that for decades has served as a model for fiscal conservatives nationwide.
Democrats who control Colorado's Statehouse are asking voters in November to dismantle part of a state tax regime that for decades has served as a model for fiscal conservatives nationwide.
"This is a rehearsal for future efforts to repeal TABOR," said Michael Fields, the face of the"No on CC" campaign as executive director of the conservative nonprofit Colorado Rising Action. "We tend to put principles and values in state constitutions that don't change over time," said Hedges, whose institute estimates that Colorado's state taxes per $1,000 of income rank a lowly 45th among U.S. states."Is tax policymaking at the ballot a viable tool for addressing the challenges of a growing state?"
TABOR requires that government at all levels get voter approval for tax hikes, bonding or revenue retention. Many local municipalities have done so to fund school districts and public safety. "This is not an assault on TABOR," House Speaker KC Becker argued during a recent debate, insisting Proposition CC doesn't raise taxes."If we want a top-notch state, we need to make the investments in our infrastructure."
Efforts to duplicate TABOR failed elsewhere, however, though several states adopted limits on spending or revenue collection in their constitutions.
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