Caldara’s Newsletter 12-09-16 “Trump Gets Grabby”
Well, it’s happened – The Donald has grabbed Independence Institute’s own Amy Oliver Cooke. No, not in that way. If you haven’t heard the news already, Amy Cooke, our Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy Policy Center has been asked to serve on President-elect Donald Trump’s EPA transition team. Amy will act as […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 12-07-16 “Thank You! Freedom Wins Big on Colorado Gives Day!”
Have I told you lately how much I love you? You helped us exceed our $50,000 goal on Colorado Gives Day and raise just shy of $75,000! THANK YOU. Because of you, the Independence Institute’s expert staff can prepare for some of the greatest opportunities we’ve seen in decades and educate Coloradans on the best […]
RTD finally deserves a compliment
by Jon Caldara As you may know, I have a hard time giving RTD a compliment. But they’ve earned one. My political career started when I was elected to the Regional Transportation District board in 1994, where I later became chairman. I was quick to realize that not only does RTD do little to increase […]
How sugar taxes rot your mind
by Jon Caldara As the rest of the world is dealing with the macro, large-picture consequences of the new Trump reality, I’d like to go in the opposite direction and dive into the micro level. The most dangerous question on Tuesday’s ballot was … the nanny city of Boulder’s tax on sugary drinks. Now, stay […]
Minimum wage as hate laws
by Jon Caldara Growing up in the seventies and eighties I heard the liberal mantra like a synthetic drumbeat. “The ends don’t justify the means.” From every drippy Norman Lear sitcom to every self-important episode of “Hill Street Blues,” Hollywood lectured us that superior people held to their principles, even if they didn’t like the […]
Assisted suicide and moral decay
by Jon Caldara A few weeks ago an 11-year-old boy in Belgium, with the assistance of doctors, committed suicide. The terminally ill in that country can seek help in ending their lives, even children, assuming parental consent. There is something grotesque and sinister about a government blessing this kind of perversion. It’s fair to ask […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 09-09-16 “The Politician Protection Act”
If you missed our Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms party this year, you missed our best one yet. Oh so worth the hangover. Our mantra? Every time a clay pigeon dies, a liberal cries. Until we do it again next year, I invite you to carry the spirit of the ATF Party with you by enjoying […]
Caldara grades Ritter on energy policy
Independence Institute president Jon Caldara tells Energy Now that out-going Governor Bill Ritter gets an “F” for energy policy. Needless to say, that’s not the same grade Ritter would give himself. In the Governor’s interview with Energy Now, he touted his “fuel-switching” bill designed to kill the coal industry and the renewable energy mandate which forces […]
The Citizens’ Budget on TV
This episode of Jon Caldara’s TV show the Devils Advocate first appeared on Colorado Public Television – Channel 12 on Friday, December 17th, 2010. It features a 30 minute discussion about the Citizens’ Budget and features Independence Institute Fiscal Policy Center director Penn Pfiffner – director of the Citizens’ Budget project.
Poll Shows Little Support to Weaken TABOR or Raise Taxes
The results of a new poll commissioned by the Independence Institute and the Colorado Club for Growth shows a lack of voter support for modifying Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) or seeking a TABOR override (known as De Brucing).
According to a scientific survey by the nationally-recognized polling firm TelOpinion Research, only 33 percent of likely Colorado voters who voted in the most recent election approve reducing their TABOR tax refunds or removing the so-call ratchet mechanism…
More than half (52%) of the survey’s 600 respondents altogether opposed weakening TABOR or giving up $500 million in tax surplus refunds. Only 33% are in favor of a proposal.
