Tax, spending and debt limits in Colorado’s 1876 constitution
Politicians who whine about the restrictions in TABOR should read the original Colorado Constitution to learn how real tax limitation works.
Leviathan by Loophole: the Growth of Colorado’s State Government After TABOR
Click here for a one-page summary of the report. Introduction and Key Findings In 1992, Coloradans passed Amendment 1 to enshrine Article X, Section 20, known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), in the state constitution.[1] The preferred interpretation of the measure, as stated in the ballot language, was to “reasonably restrain most the […]
Coloradans Can Expect Far More Complicated Taxes if Progressive Income Tax Passes
Initiative 181 would greatly complicate your tax return.
Split Decision: Two New TABOR Cases
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a break with its long hostility to TABOR, finally did the right thing.
Colorado Lawmakers’ Absurd Proposal to Void TABOR
The Colorado constitution as adopted in 1876 was admitted by all to be republican in form. But it imposed far more limits on the legislature’s financial powers than TABOR does.
Is Voting on Taxes Unconstitutional?
A constitutional lawsuit against TABOR would have no objective merit, but the Colorado Supreme Court’s persistent hostility to TABOR might induce it to rule for the plaintiffs anyway.
HJR 1023: Colorado lawmakers’ constitutional ignorance on display
When the federal government certified the Colorado Constitution as “republican” in 1876, the Colorado constitution limited the legislature more than TABOR does.
Bishop: CO Legislature using TABOR refunds to pay for special interest tax benefits
With the public distracted by gun control, abortion, and other hot-button issues, the Democrat-controlled Colorado legislature is quietly advancing nearly two dozen bills to redistribute your taxpayer refund to special interests. The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) in Colorado’s Constitution requires the state to refund excess tax revenue back to taxpayers. The state cannot spend this surplus […]
Independence Institute Comments on 2nd Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the […]
Independence Institute Comments on Initiative 31 Draft Analysis – Income Tax Cut
The state constitution requires the state to produce a voter information booklet, commonly known as the “Blue Book,” on every legislatively referred and citizen initiated measure to appear on the statewide election ballot. The booklet, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (LCS), must provide fair and impartial analysis of each measure. LCS solicits comments from the […]
Federal court dismisses anti-TABOR lawsuit
The court should have dismissed this lawsuit immediately . . . .[But] we at Colorado’s Independence Institute took it very seriously. We anticipated that unscrupulous liberal jurists might seize on it as a way to destroy TABOR.
A Path to Zero Income Tax for Colorado
When an interviewer recently asked Colorado’s Democratic governor Jared Polis what the state’s income-tax rate should be, he answered without hesitation: “It should be zero.” For many Coloradans, this came as no surprise: The effort to chisel away at the income tax has already gained steam in the state. Last year, voters reduced the tax […]
