corporate welfare

Local Colorado governments are boarding the gravy train of corporate welfare 0
- January 24, 2018
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
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Voters push back on urban renewal abuse in Wheat Ridge 0
- August 25, 2016
Special interests and their cronies in government really hate it when voters mess with their sweetheart deals.
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Gaylord-style corporate welfare is unconstitutional 0
- June 20, 2012
By what authority can the state government take tax money out of your pocket and give it away to a private corporation? The answer is that corporate welfare schemes, such as so-called “public-private partnerships,” flagrantly violate the Colorado Constitution.
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‘Beware the Sin of Californication’0
- October 25, 2005
I want to preach to you today about the evils of Californication. Californication shows a terrible lack of moral fiber. Californication seems like fun at first, but has serious consequences down the road. And down that road we will surely go if Referenda C and D pass. The parallels between Colorado and California are astonishing.
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