Affordable housing program will cut into your TABOR refunds

Affordable housing program will cut into your TABOR refunds By Natalie Menten Guest Commentary The state government has taken more taxes from you than we allow it to have, and it should rebate that over-collection ....

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Menten: Jeffco commissioners want voters to hand them a blank check

Jefferson County is one of more than a dozen counties in Colorado that still enjoys the protections of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). This constitutional amendment requires voter approval for tax increases and debt.  It also modestly limits ....

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The Empire of Fees. How charges and fines drive government growth

When I wake up in the morning at my home in Austin, Texas, I turn on the lights, and thereby provide a few cents to the city government’s electric company. I flush the toilet, owing ....

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