Tax rebates just another form of corporate favoritism
This is where capitalism gets twisted into cronyism.
Local Colorado governments are boarding the gravy train of corporate welfare
Like most states, Colorado has a bureaucracy dedicated to doling out taxpayer-subsidized “incentives” to politically favored private businesses that don’t actually need a subsidy in the first place. The most recent example is a “consolidated” corporate welfare pitch to Amazon to bring its coveted HQ 2 to the Denver area. Several years ago, the New York […]
Upcoming Televised Debate on Sanctuary Cities
Independence Institute is proud to announce our televised debate on sanctuary cities appearing on Colorado Public Television channel 12 on Friday, January 12 at 7pm.
Corporate favoritism gone wild in Westminster
This is where capitalism gets twisted into cronyism, with planners and politicians picking economic winners and losers by granting special privileges in the form of public subsidy.
Colorado voters pushing back on urban renewal overreach
Until the legislature acts, Coloradans will need to continue taking back control over their local governments, and their hard-earned tax dollars, one urban renewal authority at a time.
Coloradans are pushing back on urban renewal abuse
In June, a south suburban Denver fire district filed suit against the urban renewal authority (URA) in Parker, Colorado over the diversion of property taxes to subsidize redevelopment projects. Also in June, news broke that the URA in Arvada, Colorado in the north metro Denver area sold a 9-acre parcel of land to a developer for $30. The land is valued at around $9 million.
“Fix Our Damn Roads” measure
PDF of the “Fix Our Damn Roads” ballot measure filed with Legislative Council on Friday, March 10, 2017. 2017 TRANS Initiative Final-c[1]
Littleton City Council moves to abolish its urban renewal authority
From its origins as an effort to address legitimate slum and blight, URAs and TIF are now prime examples of cronyism and corporate welfare at the local level.
Voters push back on urban renewal abuse in Wheat Ridge
Special interests and their cronies in government really hate it when voters mess with their sweetheart deals.
The unseen consequences of Colorado’s minimum wage hike measure
There’s no such thing as a free minimum wage. The effects include throwing some people out of work, who will then get the real minimum wage of zero.
