Far from being nearly tax neutral, the measure has a price tag that will weigh heaviest on renters, immigrants, and minorities.
Angel Merlos
Angel Merlos, of Bennett, is strategic director at The LIBRE Initiative in Colorado.
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Opinion: As Colorado’s Hispanic population grows, so does its political voice
Colorado’s demographics are changing, and that will have important ramifications for the policy decisions made in the state capitol and in Congress, which affect so much of our everyday lives. Until now, it’s been common for politicians to pay lip service to the concerns of Hispanic voters, while offering little in the way of concrete […]
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Opinion: Politicians’ challenge to Colorado’s TABOR is without merit
Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is under attack once again, this time by the very politicians whose actions TABOR is intended to check. A lawsuit filed by state legislators and some local elected officials has been wending its way through the federal courts since 2011. They seek to overturn the voter-enacted TABOR amendment to the […]