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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Last week my thoughts on third parties and mandatory voting were published in the Boulder Daily Camera:
No one likes to hold their nose and vote for a candidate they perceive as the "lesser of two evils." But voting for your favorite minor-party candidate can help elect the "greater of two ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The Denver Post posted my letter on-line a couple weeks ago:
Amendment 59 Raises Taxes
Re: “SAFE gets Colorado back on track,” Sept. 25 Gail Schoettler column.
Amendment 59 is based on deception, and former Colorado State Treasurer Gail Schoettler perpetuates this deceit.
Amendment 59 would raise your taxes. Schoettler denies this, saying that ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
The Big Charity lobby for government-funded charities is at it again. They want to use the political process as a fundraising mechanism. This time it's an article in the Boulder Daily Camera. All but one of the authors and co-signers represent organizations that have received thousands of dollars in tax ...
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Here are a couple clips of former University of Colorado president Hank Brown talking about Colorado Amendment 49 on 850 KOA’s Mike Rosen Show. If you prefer that sock puppets explain it, click here.
(via Mount Virtus.)
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News printed my letter to the editor earlier this week about Colorado Amendment 59. Click here for the on-line version with reader comments. A scan of the print version is here.
A DIFFERING VIEW: Count on taxes rising if Amendment 59 passes
The Rocky should regret endorsing the deceptive ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Ari Armstrong at FreeColorado.com has some good insight on why Amendment 47 is a bad idea. Some excerpts:
The problem with Amendment 47 is that it interferes with the freedom of contract. That this interferes with the employee's "freedom to choose" is irrelevant. ... Beyond the context of individual rights, the ...
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
THe October 10 post at the Foothills United Way blog states:
A penny helps a single mother get affordable child care, so she can work to support her family.
A penny helps an uninsured or under-insured family get access to the medical care they need.
A penny helps feed a family.
That penny is ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
From VoteNo59.com:
Amendment 59 (or "SAFE") is the proposed amendment to Colorado's constitution that would increase your taxes by forever funneling your TABOR rebate back to the government, ostensibly to fund P-12 education.
You should vote NO on 59. Why? Because:
It is a permanent tax increase.
It isn't about increasing funding for Colorado's ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Update to: "Worthy Cause Tax": It's not Your Penny to Give.
In a letter published in the Boulder Daily Camera, Rich Miller writes:
Citizens for a Worthy Cause sent out a glossy mailing this past week, encouraging voters to approve Boulder County 1B. Issue 1B will continue an existing sales tax and ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
From Face the State:
In a confidential internal memorandum obtained by Face The State (PDF), the Colorado Democracy Alliance outlines a roster of "operatives" who worked for Democratic victory in the 2006 general election. The document outlines specific tasks for various members of the state's liberal infrastructure, including a campaign to ...
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