Thursday, July 14, 2005

Referendum C David Harsnayi weighs in against Referendum C in his column in today's Denver Post [July 14, 2005, "Dems' take on taxes gets a C or D"]. From the opinion piece, "Romer was, of course, not only beyond the rhetorical pale, he was confused (Nazis were socialists, after all) and pathetically off the mark. TABOR passed that year - and between 1995 and 2000, Colorado ranked first in gross-state-product growth and second in personal-income growth. In addition, by capping spending, TABOR saved Colorado from the ruinous predicament California and many other states experienced through the recent economic downturn. But let's be honest. The fight over TABOR has always been about more than spending or leaky faucets at the local elementary school. It's about ideology. If fiscal conservatives were forced to travel on dirt roads and send their teenage kids to roofless schools where compulsory algebra lessons were given on an abacus, they would still press for tax cuts and fiscal responsibility. I'm conservative enough to admit it." It's interesting to note that he frames his argument in political party terms when there is no such gulf. Many Republicans (Governor Owens) and business interests are backing the referendum. Category: Denver November 2005 Election 6:07:44 AM    comment []

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