Marc Holtzman can't catch a break it seems. The Denver Post editorial staff is blasting his recently announced tax plan (they take a shot at Bob Beauprez also). From the article, "Like a scene from 'Dumb and Dumber,' Republican gubernatorial hopeful Marc Holtzman Monday traveled to Grand Junction to offer a scheme to trash Colorado's schools and highways that's even more cynical than the cockamamie Bob Beauprez plan we criticized yesterday.
"Sunday, Beauprez urged the effective overturning of voter-approved Referendum C with $500 million in tax rebates. Holtzman in effect countered with: 'I'll see your $500 million and raise you to a billion.'
"But instead of Beauprez's plan to rebate surpluses after they're collected, Holtzman promised permanent tax cuts in advance - ensuring Colorado would plunge into another budget crisis in the very next recession.
"The two GOP gubernatorial rivals are only guessing at future revenues. But if they're right, state law ensures that every dime of Beauprez's $500 million in cuts would come from hard-pressed highway and higher education budgets. Holtzman's plan would go further, wiping out all supplemental highway funds and biting into severance tax funds that are now shared with local governments affected by energy development on the Western Slope."
Here's the coverage of Mr. Holtzman's and Congressman Beauprez's plan from the Denver Post.
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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