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Dec
03
OPINION | Family-leave ‘fee’ (spelled t-a-x) is another end-run on TABOR
It looks like @ColoradoDems in the #coleg are moving “full steam ahead” on state-sponsored #PaidFamilyLeave. But watch how they decide to fund it. They’ll prob create a new tax w/out #TABOR vote – & call it a FEE. My latest for @colo_politics
OPINION | Family-leave ‘fee’ (spelled t-a-x) is another end-run on TABOR
- Jimmy Sengenberger
There are a couple of federal government programs that have been around for decades. You might have heard of them: Social Security and Medicare.
You might also know that these programs are funded by payroll taxes. If you’re an employee working at a company, then the contribution is “split” 50/50 between you and your employer. Your portion is withheld and sent to the government each paycheck. If you’re self-employed, you must pay the full amount yourself. According to the IRS, the tax rates total 12.4% and 2.9% for social security and Medicare, respectively.
You’ll notice that the creators of these programs were clear they’d be funded with a payroll tax on both employees and employers. They didn’t play word games. They were upfront that every working American would be taxed a percentage of their income to support Social Security and Medicare.
Colorado Democrats are moving “full steam ahead” to create a new, statewide paid family leave (PFL) fund. This program would enable employees to receive “12 weeks of paid family leave for pregnancies, infant or sick relative care, or recovery from illness.”
The 2020 bill is still being written following input from a commission tasked with proposing ideas. But if the fund ends up being financed in a way that is similar to the 2019 version’s formula, it would involve a split — perhaps 60/40 — between employees and employers.
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Dec
03
It Is Necessary To Watch People In Washington All The Time To Keep Them From Unneccessary Expenditure Of Money
Or, in our case, Denver….
Nov
29
What’s next after the failure of Proposition CC?
Democrats in the Colorado legislature will sacrifice parts of their agenda or find politically risky ways to pay for it
Nov
24
If Taxation Without Consent Is Not Robbery, Then….
Nov
21
Natelson: Educating newcomers about Colorado values
Colorado’s economic prosperity is mostly a good thing, but it has a downside: Prosperity attracts newcomers ignorant of our state’s culture—and often unaware there is 
anything to learn.
You can see it in the great outdoors. Colorado’s environment is different from those of most other states. Colo
rado has greater altitudes, steeper mountains, harsher sun, drier weather, sudden weather changes, and fierce temperature drops. Our environment, while stunning, is far less forgiving than most newcomers are used to. If you get into trouble . . . . well, as we used to say in the Colorado Mountain Club, “The mountains don’t care.”
For that reason the classic “ten essentials” of hiking—extra layers, extra water, a head covering, maps, good boots, sun screen, etc.—are even more important for Colorado than for most other places.
Yet visit any of our popular hiking areas and you’ll see the trails populated by people outfitted like they were strolling in a public park in Boston: no hats, no extra layers, little water, almost no provisions of any kind.
Nov
21
County mulls how to refund excess tax revenue
ROSE PUGLIESE Suggests half to property tax reduction and half to Mesa County Workforce Center
In the past, the county would do so through a property tax credit, but the commissioners said they were somewhat hesitant about using that mechanism for two reasons, one of which is that a good portion of it would end up in the hands of out-of-area property owners.
The bigger reason, however, is that the surplus revenue didn’t come from property tax payers.
Nov
20
Tweet From Michael Fields About TABOR & Prop CC After The November 2019 Election
Nov
17
There’s No Such Thing As Government Funded. It’s All Taxpayer Funded
Nov
15
Did You Know?
“Citizens are the consumers of government. They have the moral, economic and political right to set its price.”
Douglas Bruce
#TABOR
