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John Flory of Aurora writes:

I had to laugh at the article “Transport panel aims high in ideas for raising revenue”. It seems the only solution Governor “Tax” Ritter has for any Colorado problem real or imagined is to raise taxes. Lets see, he has already gone through the four plus billion from the Tabor refunds, increased our property taxes by changing the law so our property taxes now increase with the value of our houses.
Now he wants $500 million or $1 billion, or $1.5 billion or $2 billion in additional taxes per year for roads, etc., etc. The funny part is the tax and fee increases he plans. The Democrats always say they are for the poor and those on fixed incomes, but in reality all of the taxes proposed are regressive taxes. They hit the poor low income the hardest, because rich or poor everybody pays the same tax rate. That’s what I like about the Democrats, tell the people you’re sticking it to the rich, when in reality, they’re really sticking it to the poor. However, all is not hopeless. The auto registration tax could be made progressive if it was based on the value of the car just like the ownership tax is now rather than as a flat tax on any car.
The poor probably don’t rent cars or stay in hotel/motel rooms anyhow, so the hotel/motel/rental car tax would make the tourists pay for our roads. Also the gas tax or sales tax on gas would be OK, if a portion was refunded to Colorado taxpayers based on income level, like the Tabor refunds were. Again, the tourists would pay the tax. Thank heavens we only have a part time legislature, just think of all the tax and spend schemes they could come up with if it was full-time.

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READER COMMENTS

I have always said that the most productive time for the state legislature is when they are in recess.

How about we give Ritter a vacation of say 3 years starting now?

Don't forget the raid he's going to do on the general fund when the State employees start unionizing.

Stop whining. He is saving us from rising ocean levels by fighting Global Warming. Just a few billion here and a few there and we don't have to worry about high tide in Denver.

Move to Mississippi.

Move to Mississippi.

When I saw the disease spending into Colorado,liberalism,I knew it was time to get out.I knew there were idiots out there that would be easily contract that disease like og,sharon,truth and all the other village idiots.

Why, what wrong with front beach property in Morrison?

TAXOCRATS!

Charlie Rangle wants a $1 reillion tax hike for the AMT, Hillary wants $i trillion in tax hikes to pay for her socialized medicine and retirement schemes, Ritter wants a busshel full of tax hikes yet keeps the potential tax reciets from the energy-rich Vermillion out of bounds and Hick offers an A-Z alphabet of tax hikes.

If you voted for change, then that's exactly what you'll get--mostly nickles and dimes left over in your near-empty pockets! The liberal shakedown of America has just started.

TAXOCRATS!

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