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Monorail to Vail: An Orgy of Collectivist Abuse0
- TRANSPORTATION - Op Eds
- December 5, 2001
The failed monorail proposal contained interesting aspects, one of them being the absurdity of its discussion as a viable proposal. Voters wisely recognized the dubious and speculative nature of the exaggerated technological and economic claims. Even if the monorail could have worked at any price, then how would this massive capital outlay ever do anything to address traffic congestion? To succeed, the monorail would have to absorb all future as well as some of the pre-existing trip demand. When expectations transcend the unlikely and range to the impossible, advocates engage in delusional fantasy.
READ MOREPUC Regulations Could Dim Colorado’s Lights0
- Energy, ENERGY - Archive
- November 12, 2001
Three main regulations unnecessarily restrict the supply of electricity in Colorado.
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First, regulations from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission force utilities to create an inflexible plan for building power plants in Colorado, using forecasts based on unreliable and changeable data.
Second, Colorado’s electrical future is subject to bureaucratic whim through the “Public Convenience” doctrine. The future of Parker, Colorado has been put at severe risk because of this law. Without immediate regulatory change, Parker may soon face rolling blackouts and a severe power strain.
Finally, the PUC requires Xcel Energy to collect a tax from all ratepayers and then gives that money to large corporations, so that the corporations have money to buy energy- efficient products that have no benefit to the common electricity consumer.
These regulations are unfairly making electricity more costly.
Let Teachers’ Unions Pay For Union Business0
- EDUCATION - Issue Papers, EDUCATION - Labor
- November 10, 2001
Why should taxpayers pay for union officers to take time off and attend union functions? Collective bargaining agreements between school districts and teachers throughout the state provide for leave for the president of the teachers’ union and other union officers to conduct union business and attend union-sponsored activities, conferences, and workshops.
READ MOREPower Drain: PUC Regulations Could Dim Colorado’s Lights0
- Energy, ENERGY - Archive
- November 10, 2001
IP-6-2001 (November 2001) Author: Matthew Edgar PDF of full Issue Paper Scribd version of full Issue Paper Executive Summary Three main regulations unnecessarily restrict the supply of electricity in Colorado. First, regulations from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission force utilities to create an inflexible plan for building power plants in Colorado, using forecasts based on
READ MOREPublic K-12 Online Education: Stop the Discrimination0
- EDUCATION - Issue Backgrounders
- November 1, 2001
Technology is expanding opportunities in education. Today elementary and secondary students can enroll in an online education program and never walk into a brick and mortar building. Students can take most any class online, even art and music. They usually communicate with a teacher through e-mail and telephone. Students can enroll in a private program and pay tuition, or enroll in a public program through a Colorado public school district for free. Through a law passed in 1998, the State of Colorado sanctioned online public education programs. All public education online programs are supervised by local school districts according to state guidelines, just like brick and mortar public schools.
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