Jared Polis Archives - Independence Institute

MAMA: Make America Mine Again 0
- December 29, 2017
Our national security and economic prosperity (including Colorado’s) depend on it After falling behind foreign regimes, the U.S. may begin to develop and mine its own deposits of a whole host of minerals vital to our national security and economic prosperity. In a December 20 executive order, President Trump directed federal agencies to develop a
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Second Nomination for Californian of the Year: Jared Polis 0
- December 19, 2017
Today we are proud to announce our second of five nominations for our 2017 “Californian of the Year” award. This award will go to the person who most exemplifies the drive and determination to change the character of Colorado into that of California. Colorado Character means craving the freedom to make one’s own decisions. By
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Politicians should trust consumers to choose their own electricity provider 0
- July 20, 2017
By Grant Mandigora Why should elected officials who won’t be office in 2040 dictate to Colorado ratepayers which energy source their electricity will come from? Democrat gubernatorial candidates Mike Johnston and Jared Polis have pledged that Colorado will generate 100 percent of its power from renewables by 2040, known as the ”100 by 40” plan.
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Podesta emails: Fracking ban is ‘an extreme position’0
- October 19, 2016
This might be news to the “keep it in the ground” folks, but you aren’t on the Clinton campaign radar, according to recently released Podesta emails. Just prior to Super Tuesday, Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released an ad in Colorado last saying he is “the only candidate to oppose fracking,” which prompted this response
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Jared Polis, you’re wrong: Obamacare is a government takeover 0
- February 28, 2012
Colorado Congressman Jared Polis (D-Boulder) claims that ObamaCare is not “a government takeover of the health care industry.” He’s wrong. The only way he could be correct is that if he acknowledged how much government controlled the industry before ObamaCare. Continue reading →
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Jared Polis (D-Boulder) wrong about Constitution & mandatory health coverage 0
- February 20, 2012
Jared Polis argues that mandatory health coverage specified by ObamaCare is a tax, and hence is Constitutional. The problem with this argument is that President Obama himself has argued that the mandate is not a tax. Continue reading →
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