Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The Longmont Times-Call published the following article of mine in the print edition last Friday.
Voters should oppose Ballot Issue 1B, the "Worthy Cause" tax --no matter how worthy the causes are. The sales tax for Boulder County non-profits is wrong and should end. It's wrong for the taxpayers forced to ...
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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 12th, 2008
Former Boulder mayor Bob Greenlee devoted a column in the Daily Camera to respond to my criticism of the so-called "Worthy Cause Tax." Some exerpts:
Brian Schwartz, a member of the Camera's editorial advisory board, authored the commentary saying that asking voters to approve ballot issue 1B and renew the "Worthy ...
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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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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, 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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