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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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The Daily Camera published my article on the 2008 Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B today. (print version)
Update: The so-called "Citizens for a Worthy Cause" that support this are really the very organizations that receive the tax revenue. See here.
Ballot Issue 1B: It's not Your Penny to Give
by Brian T. Schwartz
Would ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
In his speech at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Barack Obama says he will "ask Americans to serve" and "ask for your service." But will he ever actually ask? Sure, he can ask for our vote, and there a point where all eligible voters can choose to vote for ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News published a commentary of mine about the inherent immorality of government-run charities and a proposal to challenge such charities to compete with voluntarily-funded charities.
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Sunday, October 19th, 2003
Published in the Daily Camera. [Scan of print edition.]
How could anyone possibly vote against Referendum 1A, the "Worthy Cause Tax"? Referendum 1A would extend an existing 0.05-percent sales tax for Boulder County nonprofit human service agencies, and these charities' undoubtedly promote worthy causes?
But if you are tolerant ...
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